Its oldest portion dating to about 1677, it is a well-preserved example of First Period architecture, modified by repeated addition during the 18th century.

The house is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with a two-story rear ell, wooden clapboard siding, and a large central chimney.

In addition to the house, the property includes a barn, a small shoe shop, and a long rectangular structure with a pitched roof.

Early in the 18th century this structure was enlarged by adding a lean-to section, which would have given the house a classic New England saltbox appearance.

In the late 1760s Moses Bradstreet (d. 1786) raised the lean-to section to a full two stories, giving the main block its present form.