Built around 1760 and enlarged around 1800, it is a well-preserved example of a Colonial period Cape, a rare survivor of the form to still stand facing the Boston Post Road in the town.

It is also locally significant for its connections to the Ferris family, early settlers of the area.

[1] The Samuel Ferris House stands in the Riverside neighborhood of eastern Greenwich, on a parcel bounded on the west by Cary Road, the north by Fitch Lane, and the south by the Boston Post Road (United States Route 1).

The main facade faces south toward the Boston Post Road, and is five bays wide, with sash windows arranged symmetrically around the entrance.

The house was probably built by Samuel Ferris, whose family was among the early settlers of the area, and was the farmhouse for a 30-acre (12 ha) farm.