The residence, built circa 1850, is a one-and-a-half-story hall-parlor house with heavy timber framing, high stone foundation, two rubblestone end chimneys with side stacks, nine-over-nine sash windows, flush wide-board sheathing on the interior, six-panel doors, and vernacular Greek Revival mantels. More information about this photograph can be found on page 350 of the book The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina written by Rachel Osborn and Ruth Selden-Sturgill.