The residence is a two-story three-bay Federal/Greek Revival farm house with a facade with four-over-four sash windows, double-leaf entrance with four-panel doors framed by sidelights and transom, two end brick chimneys laid in one-to-seven common bond, a hip-roof porch with large replacement square posts, and a one-story rear shed with a kitchen extension. More information about this photograph can be found on page 193 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.