Built in 1890, it is a locally distinctive example of Shingle style architecture with Romanesque features.

[1] The Wood House is located in eastern Dublin, at the southeast corner of Routes 101 and 137 (Lower Jaffrey Road).

It is a distinctive Romanesque variant of Shingle style, with round-arch windows on its north and east elevations.

The second story consists mainly of a large gabled dormer that extends over a recessed porch.

It has been in the hands of Wood's descendants for many years; among its owners was Harvey Hayes, a professor of physics at Swarthmore College who is credited with the invention of sonar.