One photograph shows the James A. Thomas House and original cabin while the other photograph provides a close up of the cabin's chimney. The residence, built in several stages in the last third of the 19th century, was originally a one-story cabin to which a two-story wing was added. The original cabin has a steeply pitched gable roof, flush-mounted sheathing on its three-bay facade, engaged roof, six-over-six sash windows, two tapered porch posts, large simple mantel with wide shelf, and rustic doors composed of vertical boards backed by horizontal bracing. The two-story main wing combines Greek Revival motifs and a 19th century vernacular style. Features of the wing include a four-bay facade; shed-roof front porch with slender square posts, unusual sawn brackets, and scalloped cornice returns that echo those of the gable roof; six-over-six sash windows; large exterior stone-and-brick end chimneys; polastered cornerboards; a wide frieze; a simple open-string stair; and a mantel with wedge-shaped pilasters and a molded diamond-shaped motif. More information about these photographs can be found on page 311-312 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.