It is believed to be the site where he wrote the first four of the McGuffey Readers, widely popular instructional texts used to educate generations of Americans.

The main roof line has a bracketed cornice in the front, and the side gables are adorned with Gothic style drip moulding.

A single-story porch extends across the front, with a flat roof supported by four Tuscan columns, and a spindled balustrade.

The interior has a restored 19th-century appearance, and includes artifacts generally of that period, as well as items specific to the ownership of William H.

These were hugely popular, selling millions of copies nationwide, and were used by schools as instructional texts into the 20th century.