Built in 1765 on Court Street, it is one of the oldest houses in Castine, and a well-preserved example of Georgian architecture; it was moved to its present location in 1968-69 and restored.

Its timbers are hand-hewn and joined by mortise and tenons, the lath used in the walls is made of split wood.

The front entry is framed by sidelight windows and pilasters, and topped by an entablature and gabled pediment.

[2] The house has a construction history dating to 1763 when John Perkins, a native of York, Maine, moved here with his bride.

It was rescued by the Wilson Museum, carefully disassembled, and reassembled on the present site.