It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gabled roof, an exterior clad in clapboards and decoratively cut shingles, and a foundation of brick, stone, and concrete.

The interior retains original high-quality woodwork, including the staircase, builtin cabinetry, and spindlework transom screens on some of the windows.

[2] The house was built about 1887 by Frederick Squire, a jeweler who was prominent in the local business community.

The front porches and other Colonial Revival details were probably added by the house's second owner, who purchased it in 1904.

For most of the 20th century it saw a variety of uses, including as a convent for an adjacent school, and as a real estate office.