The residence, built circa 1860, is a two-story transitional Federal/Greek Revival-style house with two slender end chimneys, narrow sash windows and corner pilasters, and a molded cornice with deep eave returns. More information about this photograph can be found on page 204-205 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.