Built about 1813 and enlarged in the 1820s, it is a fine local example of late Federal architecture, with a distinctive shallow Doric portico.

The Fletcher House stands near the center of Bridport village, on the east side of Vermont 22A just north of its junction with Middle Road.

[2] The oldest portion of the house, its rear ell, was built c. 1813-15 by Paris Fletcher, around the time of his marriage to Anna Miner.

Fletcher was an entrepreneur of the period, engaging in a number of business pursuits, and operated a general store near the house between 1826 and 1875.

The building's exterior and interior architectural details resemble elements published in Asher Benjamin's Country Builder's Assistant.