Built about 1919, it is a well-preserved example of typical Vermont multi-unit housing of the period, retaining a number of distinctive Colonial Revival features, including pressed-metal siding.

[1] Highland Avenue (Vermont Route 105) is a major secondary road leading from the center of Newport to the rural communities to its west.

It is a three-story wood-frame structure, set on a steeply sloping lot that fully exposes most of the basement level on three sides.

[2] The construction of 68 Highland Avenue was prompted by demand for worker housing at the Newport's growing industries in the early 20th century.

The pressed metal exterior, which was fairly common in these sorts of uses in the period, is a rare surviving original.