It was built about 1790, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, frame building with a central chimney in the New England style.

A rear addition and full-width front porch were added in the mid-19th century.

[1] Col. Nathan Denison was a Revolutionary Officer and a Luzerne County Judge.

The Denison House features a table on which the Articles of Capitulation were signed, surrendering Forty Fort to the British and ending the Battle of Wyoming.

[5] The property is owned and maintained by the Luzerne County Historical Society.