The oldest portion of the Ferguson House, which was built in stages from the mid-19th century to about 1915, is a one-and-a-half-story V-notch log cabin with a dug-out rock-lined basement. More information about this photograph can be found on page 189 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.