The residence, built in two stages between 1810 and 1825, is a two-story Georgian/Federal plantation house with five bays, a tall hip roof, a central entrance with a single-leaf door surmounted by a graceful fanlight with molded surrond and keystone, and a wraparound Victorian porch. More information about these photographs can be found on pages 217, 237-238 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.