The residence is a vernacular Federal/Greek Revival house with one and a half stories, three bays, two exterior chimneys with stone bases and brick stacks, nine-over-nine and six-over-six sash windows, deep engaged rear shed, and an interior encased in wide flush boards. More information about this photograph can be found on page 294 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.