The residence is a vernacular two-story three-bay house with lacy brackets, sawnwork balustrade on its hip-roof front porch, two common-bond brick end chimneys, a single-story L-plan ell with tall interior chimney, and a small one-room addition on the northeast elevation. More information about this photograph can be found on page 172 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.