The residence is a cross-gable-plan house with tall interior brick chimneys with corbeled caps, projecting chamfered bay, hip-roof porch with simple turned supports, two-over-two sash windows framed by louvered shutters, and a paneled front door surmounted by a two-part transome set with stained glass. More information about this photograph can be found on page 308 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.