The Needham House is located on the western fringe of Chesham village in western Harrisville, on the east side of Meadow Road a short way north of its junction with Chesham Road. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. It presents a side gable to the street, and its front facade faces east. That facade is two bays wide, but appears longer due to the presence of a 1+1⁄2-story ell whose facade is flush with that of the main block. The main entrance is the house's most elaborate Greek Revival feature, with full-length sidelight windows and a peaked lintel. The ell has a secondary entrance, sheltered by a shed-roof porch, and a second single-story ell extends further to the right.[2]
The house was built in 1845 by John Needham, and is locally significant for its unusual entry styling. The house has been owned by a number of locally prominent families, including that of Prentiss Greenwood, a postmaster of the village of Pottersville.[2]
