The residence, built around 1870, is a one-and-a-half-story double-pile frame house with an elaborate front porch, two interior brick chimneys, and a single-story ell. The photograph shows the porch details. More information about this photograph can be found on page 224-225 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.