Its main facade is five bays wide, with a center entry framed by pilasters and topped by a fanlight.

The house was built c. 1790 by Joseph Rogers, a merchant.

It remained in private hands until the 1890s, when it was adapted for use first as a convent, and then as a parochial school, by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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