It is a rare five-bay center-entry Greek Revival house to survive in East Somerville.

The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1840s, along with a matching building at 69–71, which has lost historical integrity.

The owner, Gustavus Prescott, was a Charlestown merchant who is said to have operated an inn on the premises.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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