The main section of the the residence is a two-story three-bay farm house built pre-1906. Between 1920 and 1930 a two-story rear addition and a large one-story shed-roof kitchen were added. More information about this photograph can be found on page 241-242 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.