The house is a symmetrical one-story three-bay dwelling with two interior brick chimneys, oversized front and rear gable-roof dormers, a hip-roof front porch with tapered plinths, and a German-sided rear ell with a recent hip-roof addition. More information about this photograph can be found on page 164-165 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.