The house is a one-and-a-half story frame L-shaped structure covered in beaded clapboard siding. The principle facade features four bays with a central door. Gabled ends accent each arm of the house. The brickwork of the foundations and chimneys is laid in Flemish bond with random glazed headers. The double entrance door in the center of the southside of the structure is topped with small transoms. These windows are the first of their type to be used in the mountains.

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The interior woodwork features paneled dados and molded chair rails in the main rooms of the house. Wood pegs are used throughout the doors and the floors.

The most unusual feature of the interior is the front stairway. The Chinese Chippendale design and unusual turning at the second floor makes it unique on the Frontier. The closest similar example is in Williamsburg at the Peyton Randolph House.