Its prominent features include a fieldstone chimney on the right side of the main facade, and a projecting stone porch on the left.

The corners of the chimney and porch are fitted with carefully cut stones.

The house was built in 1940 by Sherman Bates, owner of a local bulk fuel oil business.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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