the william strongman house is located in eastern dublin, on the north side of old county road (a former alignment of the main road between dublin village and peterborough). its main block is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof, end chimney, and clapboarded exterior. its main facade is four bays wide, with an irregular assortment of single, double, and tripled bands of sash windows arranged around a roughly centered entrance. the windows are topped by projecting cornices, and the entry is framed by pilasters and a corniced entablature. a long single-story ell extends to the rear at right angles to the main block.