The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was designed by local architect Alexander Rice Esty and built c. 1866 for Moses Ellis, a well-to-do local farmer.

The house has a distinctive front facade, with a square projecting gable-end section from which a porte cochere protrudes.

In the early 20th century the house was home to a school for boys.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1983.

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