Built in 1868, it is one of three Second Empire buildings that give downtown Stoneham its character, despite some exterior alterations.

It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame building, with a dormered mansard roof providing a full third floor.

Its square-facing facade originally had two storefronts, now combined into one, with entrances at angled corners.

The exterior of the building is finished in stucco, possibly over original clapboards.

The roof dormers are generally topped by gables with partial returns and brackets; that at center of the main facade is more elaborate, including the carved date 1878.