The building is a one-and-a-half-story log structure that was built in the mid-19th century. It was originally a one-story V-notch log house with its two rooms laid side by side in a dogtrot plan. More information about this photograph can be found on page 238 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.