Situated in the northern residential fringe of Windsor village, the Fowler-Steele House (Ivy Hall) consists of a two-and-one-half story, gable-roofed, brick main block with a two-story brick east wing and an attached wood-framed shed. The house was erected circa 1805 for Bancroft Fowler in an unpretentious Federal style. A remodeling performed probably for Jason Steele circa 1850 gave the house certain Greek Revival characteristics. Its present appearance retains intact that blend of nineteenth century stylistic elements.
Ivy Hall faces the east side of North Main Street (U.S. Route 5) just north of Hubbard Brook. Recent commercial development separates the house from the concentrated village to the south while scattered residential development extends along the street to the north. Deeply set back from the street, Ivy Hall stands amidst simply landscaped grounds sheltered by a peripheral band of predominantly coniferous trees. The enshrouding ivy for which the house became known earlier this century has been mostly removed.
