It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989,[1] and now houses professional offices.

It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney and a center entrance.

It originally had a more steeply sloping rear roof, giving it a saltbox profile, but that was raised in the 20th century to provide for a larger second story.

The town was first settled in the late 17th century, and Root (born 1707)[3] married into the locally prominent Woodruff family.

[4]: 370  At that same meeting, Root, along with Josiah Cowles, were appointed to a committee to "provide for the families of officers and soldiers in the field.