The duplex houses located on the south side of Lawton Place were built c. 1815-17 by the Boston Manufacturing Company (BMC), the first mill to process textiles entirely under one roof.

They have symmetrical six-bay facades, with a pair of entrances in the center bays, sheltered by bracketed hoods.

It is also 2-1/2 stories in height, with a brick foundation, and paired entries under bracketed hoods.

The backs of these buildings originally faced the Boston and Fitchburg Railroad, just north of the BMC mill complex, and served as models for the construction of worker housing in Lowell.

The land on which these buildings stand was part of the estate of George Lawton, a BMC executive.