the two-story house, the first built in america in a gothic revival style, had a hip roof and dormers with steep roofs, and was approximately 75 ft in width and depth. other gothic elements included scalloped bargeboards on the eaves, and windows with label mouldings and other gothic characteristics. the interior plan of the house was similar to the one that latrobe used in john harvie's home in richmond, virginia, and later, the john markoe house in philadelphia and the pope villa in kentucky. the front of the house featured a portico, and a two-story entrance hall. latrobe's design called for ashlar stone exterior walls, stone or brick window trim, and wooden construction for the piazza. cramond did not retain latrobe to provide on-site supervision of construction and did not entirely follow latrobe's plan.