[3] The Warner House is located in a rural-suburban setting of western East Haddam, on the west side of Town Street (Connecticut Route 82) near its junction with Petticoat Lane.

It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, large central chimney, and clapboarded exterior.

The main entrance is at the center of the symmetrical front facade, sheltered by a gabled portico supported by round columns.

John Warner was a noted regional maker of interior hardware (hinges, latches, and so on), whose work is probably in this house.

[2] Palmer was a trustee and boardmember of Connecticut Landmarks, who received the property after the death of his partner in 2005.