Built about 1800, it is a fine local example of Federal period architecture executed in brick.

It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, with a side gable roof, two internal chimneys, and a granite foundation.

[2] In 1796, Jacob Randall, a native of Weymouth, Massachusetts, purchased over 100 acres (40 ha) of land here, and had this house built.

His property spanned the nearby Chandler River, which he dammed around 1800, establishing a sawmill and gristmill.

When Pownal was incorporated in 1808, Randall was one of its first town selectmen, a seat he held nearly continuously until his death in 1836.