Built about 1872 with a restyled facade dating to 1909, it is a good example of Georgian Revival commercial architecture, further important for its association with the Pattons, major real estate developers of those periods.

The facade is divided into three parts, articulated by pilasters; the outer two sections have projecting wood-frame window bays on the upper floors, while the center section has three windows set in rectangular openings.

The building was original a factory and warehouse space, but underwent a major conversion in 1909 into office space, at which time it was given a new Georgian Revival facade designed by B. Hammett Seabury, a local architect.

For many years the building housed the offices of Durkee, White, and Towne, western Massachusetts's leading civil engineering firm.

This firm was responsible for designing large area water supply projects, as well as electrified streetcar systems.