The residence, built by 1875, is a one-and-a-half-story L-plan house with a steeply pitched gable-end roof, four-bay facade, two stone end chimneys, and four-over-four sash windows. More information about this photograph can be found on page 239 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.