The William Shipsey House is an example of a residence with Queen Anne and Stick Eastlake influences that was designed by Architect Hilamon Spencer Laird.

It was constructed by Joseph Maino, a local master craftsman.

The home was built for William Shipsey, a prominent force in local politics and law whose work in various levels of government guided the city into a period of change bringing to an end the isolation that had preceded his participation.

Source: Adapted from the NRHP nomination submitted in 2010.