The residence, built circa 1883, is a two-story three-bay single-pile house with a triple-gable facade, central-hallway plan, exterior end brick chimney, sawtooth shingling on each gable, and stone mantels. More information about this photograph can be found on page 304 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.