The 2-acre (0.81 ha) property containing the house and its outbuildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

A gabled wall dormer rises in front of the cupola, adorned with vergeboard and crowned by a finial.

The main facade is five bays wide, with a single-story porch extending across the front.

David Lyman II operated a 500 acres (200 ha) farm, and was a local industrialist, founding (among other businesses) the Airline Railroad.

The house was built to a design by New Haven architect Rufus G. Russell and was completed by 1865.