Built in the 1790s, it is one of the highest-style Federal period houses in Chittenden County, with a distinctive brickwork exterior and numerous unusual interior features.

It was built by Thomas Chittenden for his son Martin, both of whom served as Governor of Vermont.

It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick building, five bays wide and three deep, with a side gable roof and end chimneys.

The main entrance is at the center of the north-facing front facade, recessed with sidelight windows.

The artwork over the parlor fireplace mantel is one of the most distinctive and well-preserved examples of patriotic folk art of the period.