the house itself has a main section with wings to the north and east. a fieldstone foundation has cobblestone facing, protruding mortar v-joints and sandstone quoinss. atop it rest stacks of one-inch–thick (2.5-cm) vertical wooden planks nailed together creating load-bearing walls. plaster was applied to the interior surface; the exterior is faced in clapboard. the two-story, three-bay main block is topped with a gabled roof, shingled in cedar, from which a brick chimney protrudes at the south (front) end.