It was part of a complex of three buildings (including a machine shop and waterworks, now demolished, located across Judd Street) built by Ephraim Shay.

[4] Both buildings have been subsequently demolished, leaving the Hexagon House as the only remaining structure in the complex.

[2] The Hexagon House, located at 396 East Main Street, is sheathed entirely of metal on a foundation of cut stone.

The sheets of metal used to construct the house were embossed to give the appearance of brick.

Two main entrance halls lead to the front and rear of the house, and the center room opens onto a parlor, a dining / family room, a kitchen with a bath for the maid, and three bedrooms with two main baths.

It is a large single-story brick building with a hip roof covered in shingles.