Harriet Rounds was born in Stoney Point, Jefferson County, New York in 1854, and had arrived in Benton Harbor in about 1866.

[3] The Robbins House is a two-and-one-half-story wooden Queen Anne/Shingle style building with a combination of hip and gable roofs.

The exterior is covered primarily in clapboard, with shingling on the gable ends and portions of the front facade.

The broad front facade is asymmetrical, with an octagonal tower at one end and a hip roof round-ended extension at the other.

The second floor contains a master suite with office and bathroom, two additional bedrooms, a bath, and a play area.