The residence is a two-story three-bay hip roof house with projecting pedimented central gable, wraparound front porch, rear shed addition, fishscale shingles, vertical five-over-one sash windows on the second story, single-pile central-hallway interior, open-string stair with turned balustrade, and a single plain mantel with pilasters that have recessed panels. More information about this photograph can be found on page 337 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.