Built in the 1850s by Rufus Ferrand Pelletier in the Greek Revival style, it sits atop Wantland Spring on the banks of the New River.

Initially constructed as a one-room dwelling to serve as home and office, additional rooms were built onto the structure during later years.

The house was occupied by Pelletier's daughter Eliza until her death in 1954.

Pelletier House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1989.

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