The residence, built circa 1880, is a two-story three-bay triple-A frame house with hip-roof front porch with simple posts, balustrade, and curvilinear brackets; deep rear shed and elongated ell served by a long porch enclosed with lattice work; three interior brick chimneys; central-hall structure; and two parallel staircases. More information about this photograph can be found on page 344 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.