The residence, built circa 1920, is a one-story three-bay cottage with shed-roof front porch and rear shed additions, German siding, tall interior brick chimney that has a corbeled stack with sawtooth course, and elongated gable-front roof. More information about this photograph can be found on page 339 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.