Built in 1785, it is significant as one of the town's oldest surviving buildings, and as an example of a gambrel-roofed Cape, a style rare in northern Vermont but common to Essex County, Massachusetts, where its builder was from.

The center entrance has a Georgian surround, with sidelight windows and pilasters beneath a corniced entablature.

It follows a typical Georgian central chimney plan, with a narrow entry vestibule with winding stair, and parlor spaces on either side.

At the time of its National Register listing in 1984, it lacked all modern amenities, including plumbing and electricity.

The gambrel roof form gave the upper level additional space, and conveyed a sense prosperity amid more conventionally built gabled Capes that were more common in northern Vermont.