The residence is a rambling two-story three-bay frame house with a triple-A main block with hip-roof porch, Queen Anne details, an elongated T-shaped ell, five interior brick chimneys, and diamond pane sash windows in the gables. It was built in stages between 1905 and 1908. More information about this photograph can be found on page 300 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.