It was built by Captain Richard Strong, a grandson of Dublin's first permanent settler, Henry Strongman.

The leftmost section, the oldest, is a two-story frame structure with a front-facing brick endwall, otherwise clapboarded exterior, and a hipped roof.

The original main entrance is in the brick facade, which is two bays in width with sash windows in most positions.

At the far eastern end is a three-bay single-story frame section, with what is now the main entrance flanked by picture and bay windows.

[2] Richard Strong, its builder, was prominent in civic affairs, serving as a town selectman, justice of the peace, and state representative.