It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior.

It has a five-bay front facade, with a center entrance, whose fine surround includes pilasters supporting a pediment, and a delicately traced fanlight design.

Interior features include molded finishes in the left front parlor, and bake ovens on both floors of the central chimney.

[2] This house was built about 1800, possibly by Deacon Thomas Carpenter (aka Thomas Carpenter III in local histories), who gave 35 acres (14 ha) of land to his grandson Christopher in that year.

There is evidence that the property has for a much longer period seen active use, and this house may incorporate elements of an older structure.