This 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1740 by William Peabody, the first English settler of the Milford area, and remains a good example of Georgian residential architecture despite a 1973 fire.

[1] The William Peabody House stands on over 11 acres (4.5 ha) of land overlooking the Souhegan River, northeast of Milford center.

The main facade is five bays wide, with the center entrance flanked by pilasters and topped by a transom window and gabled pediment.

Original features include wide floor boards, gunstock timber framing elements, and some paneling.

[2] William Peabody, a native of Boxford, Massachusetts, is the first known English settler of the area that is now Milford.