The wood-frame Cape style house was built c. 1820-30 by Joseph Robbins, a painter who is also known for painting the figurehead of the USS Constitution.

It is a rare local example of Federal styling, with a multi-pane transom window over the main entrance.

The house is a 1+1⁄2-story structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and a central chimney.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1987.

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