[1] The Thornton W. Burgess House is located east of the village center of Hampden, on the north side of Main Street a short way west of its junction with Glendale Road.

It is a simple 1+1⁄2-story Cape style house, with a side gable roof, shingled exterior, and central chimney.

Interior features include a narrow winding staircase in the entry vestibule, and a large fireplace with beehive oven in the main chamber.

Some interior doors consist of wide wooden boards attached to hand wrought iron hinges.

After his death in 1965, the local Lions Club bought the property to prevent its development, and eventually turned it over to the Audubon Society.