The house, at 343 Durham Market Square, is Second Empire[1] with elements of Italianate style, and was listed as a historic place in 1985 by the Kincardine government.

It was built in the 1870s by Thomas C. Rooklidge, and was bought in 1886 by John Gentles, a liveryman and horse dealer.

The Madison House is said to have had many violent and unfortunate deaths, although there is no evidence to support the claim [6] taken place with the spirits of the dead still there.

Claims of being haunted may have been fabricated to support an attempted business as a 'haunted inn'.

The house was featured on YTV's "Ghost Trackers" season finale.