It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house with brick side walls, each of which has two chimneys built into it.

The house is estimated to have been built around 1765, early in the Federal period.

[2] Brooks (1795-1872) played an active role in the development of the educational systems of Massachusetts, including its normal schools.

[3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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