The house, a single-story Cape style farmhouse, was built in 1736 by Archibald Stark.

Stark's son John, a hero of the American Revolutionary War, lived in this house from 1736 to 1765; it is where he brought his new bride Molly, and where two of their children were born.

The General John Stark House is located north of downtown Manchester, at the southwest corner of Elm and Waldo Streets.

The interior follows a typical center-chimney plan, with a narrow entrance vestibule and parlors on either side of the chimney.

In 1937 the company donated the building to the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which restored the property and adapted it for use as a meeting site.