Built about 1811, it is a reminder of the modest industrial enterprises once conducted in the area using the water power it provided, and is one of the state's few surviving crib dams.

The material of the dam mostly logs and rubble, with plank facing.

The abutments of the dam are now a combination of stone and concrete, the wing wall on the east side extending downstream toward the bridge, where it formed part of the foundation of a now-destroyed mill.

In 1871 Henry Stowe erected a lumber and grist mill on the site, which operated until 1918, when it was destroyed by fire.

The dam has since then been maintained by private owners, forming a picturesque part of the small Green River village and a reminder of its modest industrial past.