73 George Street is a two-story, gable front, three by two bay, wood frame structure on the southeast corner of the intersection of George and Peru Streets. Its easterly façade features cornice returns and a simple entablature above the entrance door. By 1890, a large addition and shed were connected to the rear of the building,¹ but most of the shed was removed by 1894.² The side entry porch, with turned spindle posts, was added by 1900.³

The structure was built between 1857 and 1869.⁴ The Beers Atlas Map of 1869 lists the owner as an M. Lareau, but no resident by that name appears in any of the Burlington City Directories from 1865-1875. It is possible that this building has been rented for much of its existence. Michael D. Hyland bought the property in 1904,⁵ and it was occupied by William E. Carty, a fireman, and his family from the 1910s to the 1940s.⁶ The building remained in Hyland family hands for some time, being transferred to the Henry D. Hyland estate in 1929.⁷