The residence is a one-and-a-quarter-story frame house with a plain gable roof, three-bay facade, triangle-headed attic windows in the gable ends, and a center-hall interior. The house was built in the late 19th century. More information about this photograph can be found on page 274 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.