It was built for James Alldis, supervisor at the firm, and a leading citizen of Torrington.

The house's "irregular plan and massing", its round tower with conical roof, and its "elaborate porch of sawn and turned woodwork", and "intricacy of detail" elsewhere are all characteristic of Queen Anne style exteriors.

He was a "principal shareholder" in the Torrington and Winsted Street Railway and served as its president from 1899 to 1906, when it was sold to the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.

[2]: 6–7 In 1895, the house's location was in a "fine residential neighborhood" although very close to the downtown business area.

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