Built in 1811, it is a good local example of Federal period architecture, most notable for the well-preserved murals on its interior walls, drawn by the itinerant artist Rufus Porter.

[1] The Moses Kent House stands in a rural setting just south of the Lyme-Orford border, on the east side of River Road north of Clay Brook.

The entrance has a fine Federal period surround, set in a shallow recess with flanking narrow pilasters and sidelight windows.

The murals depict countryside scenes and views of harbors, classic thematic elements of the work of Rufus Porter.

[2] The house was built in 1811 by Moses Kent, and has been little altered structurally since its construction; the only major modification is the addition of a garage at the end of the ell in 1952.