It is a single story wood-frame house finished in sandstone veneer, with a gable roof.

A period garage, finished with the same stone, stands behind the house.

The house was built in 1947 for Sherman Bates, owner of a local bulk fuel oil facility, and is a high-quality local example of a post-World War II stone house.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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