The front facade, oriented toward the lake, is defined by a broad central cross-gable gambrel dormer and flanking circular projections capped by bell-cast roofs.

The interior retains original woodwork, most of which is modest in style and scale; the most ornate elements are found on the main staircase.

[2] The town of Westmore was relatively remote and nearly inaccessible until 1852, when the road on Lake Willoughby's eastern shore (now Vermont Route 5A) was built.

John and Ava Peene (he being the mayor of Yonkers, New York), began buying land on the northwestern shore of the lake in the 1899, and the house was probably completed by the following year.

During that time, the camp's former “mess hall” was converted to a makeshift theater, where well-acclaimed productions of “Biloxi Blues”, “The Rainmaker” and “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” were performed.