except for wide, curved horizontal and vertical brackets, the porch is classically detailed. this is one of the tallest and largest historic houses in provo, and its two-story carriage may be the single largest building of its type. the heavy landscaping somewhat obscures the building's massiveness. the single-family dwelling has four major projections, each gabled, extending from the rusticated stone lintels, ornamental porch and bargeboards, polychrome color scheme, and combination of square and slanted bay wings. in good condition and relatively unaltered, the house is architecturally significant, as is the monitor-form carriage house, the lower level bays of which has been filled with windows.