The modest single-story Cape was built about 1795, probably by Job Lane Howe, a prominent regional master builder who was a cousin to Oliver Howe, the early town settler for whom it was built.

It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood frame Cape style structure, with a gabled roof, shingled exterior, and stone foundation.

The interior retains a significant number of original features, include plaster walls with wainscoting, doors with strap hinges, and the original massive chimney base in the cellar.

[2] The house was built about 1795 on a lot assigned to Oliver Howe in the early layout of the town center.

The house was owned for many years by members of the locally prominent Bush family, and underwent a major restoration in 2004.