 Its main facade is four bays wide, with the entrance in one of the center bays.A single small shed-roof dormer projects from the rear roof's steep face.Although the house was built in 1759 by Nathaniel Hempstead, the English grandson of Joshua Hempstead (whose 1678 home stands adjacent), its form and building material are unusual for southern New England in that period, leading to local lore attributing its construction to French Huguenot immigrants.