269 Vose Avenue is a 2 1/2 story, 3 bay, rectangular plan, Shingle Style, wood frame, residential building. Built c. 1885, the wood shingle-clad house has a hipped roof, curved wall surfaces, arched entryway, overhanging eaves with exposed rafters, a Doric column-supported side porch, massive paneled chimney, and paired curved dormers. In 1890, this house was part of the E.H. Mead estate. By 1904 and through at least 1911, it was owned by Emily Y. Adams.