[1] The Elias Sprague House is located in a rural setting in southwestern Coventry, on the south side of South Street a short way east of Nathan Hale State Forest.

It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood frame Cape style house, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior.

It was owned during the early 20th century by George Dudley Seymour, a noted antiquarian.

[2] In 2008, the historical society placed the house on the market, having outgrown its use as a meeting space, a move that elicited some controversy.

The town had given it the property with the proviso that it operate it as a museum, and arguments were made that the historical society was therefore not permitted to sell it.