The earliest proof of ownership of Greenlands is a plat dated 23 Oct 1835 showing a division of 252 acres among the five living children of Fortunatus Green (1746-d. before 1835), a Sergeant in the Revolution. He and his wife Sarah (1760-1825) are believed to be buried in the family cemetery located on an elevation near the house.

The house at Greenlands sits on a rise facing north, looking across the wide meadow of neighboring Greenfield. The original frame structure, one room deep, consisted of square rooms on either side of a broad center hall, two stories over a brick basement and with attic rooms. Doors, trim, floors and mantels in the original section suggest a house built in the mid-1800s. The dining room was originally in the basement, and an exterior kitchen of some age still stands adjacent to the house. A dining room and kitchen, added at ground level to the frame house, now serves as the main parlor. When the frame house was altered in the 1920s, the stairway was removed from the original entrance hall, and the house was brick-veneered.

The house and grounds are being beautifully restored by owners Gretchen and Tom Toles.

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