It was primarily known as the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Laura E. Richards during the majority of her writing career.

[1] The house was damaged and demolished as a result of a fire in December 2022,[2] and was subsequently removed from the National Register in 2024.

It was a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, interior end chimneys, and clapboard exterior with denticulated cornice.

The main facade faced northeast toward Dennis Street, and was five bays wide, with the center entrance framed by sidelight windows and pilasters, and topped by a half-round transom with entablature above.

The couple moved to Gardiner in 1876 after suffering financial reverses, and it was about that time that Laura Richards began her writing career.