[1] Hillside is located south of the village center of Norfolk, on the east side of Litchfield Road.

The house occupies a ridge site with expansive views facing northwest, at the end of a winding drive at some remove from the road.

It is a large Tudor Revival structure, with its basement and first floor built of fieldstone, and the upper level of half-timber and stucco.

Its interior includes a large main hall with timbered ceiling 40 feet (12 m) in height, and a walkin fireplace and inglenook.

[2] The house was built in 1908 for Helen Hartley Jenkins, who was heir to the Remington Arms fortune.