It is a 2+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed colonial built in 1762 by John Glover (1732–1797), a local merchant, politician, and militia leader who gained fame for his military leadership in the American Revolutionary War.

The front entry is centered on the west-facing main facade, with a four-light transom window above, and is framed by pilasters and pediment with entablature.

The inside of the house is a variant of the typical Georgian center-hall plan, with a single large parlor on the right, and a smaller dining room on the left, behind which is a hallway opening to a secondary stairwell and side door.

[3] John Glover was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1732, moved to nearby Marblehead early in his life, and rose to become a merchant of wealth and substance.

[4][5] Glover continued to be active in local affairs, and served in the Massachusetts convention which ratified the United States Constitution in 1788.