The house was built in 1896 for music publisher Frank K. Root.

The house's design includes a two-story rounded portico supported by four Ionic columns, a balcony above the front door, an entablature with a dentillated cornice, and a balustrade encircling the roof.

[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1992.

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