Sovereign House is a two-storey, Georgian-style residence built c.1825 for early settler Charles Sovereign.
It a one-and-a-half-storey tall detached home made of brick with a stucco exterior.
The house looks out onto Lake Ontario and the tail fronts onto West River Street.
The building is separated from the street by a picket fence and is surrounded by cottage gardens and a stand of silver maples to the rear.
It is associated with the Bronte Bluffs and Bronte Harbour to the west; and Bronte Cemetery, and the Seneca Street streetscape, to the east.
The house was moved to its current location in 1988.
It is designated as a property of historic and architectural value.
It is used as a museum and heritage display centre for Bronte Historical Society. It is also used to exhibit the work of local artists.
