Built shortly before the American Civil War and extensively updated in 1872, it is one of the earliest examples of Queen Anne architecture surviving in the state.

Originally constructed as a single-story two-room structure, it was expanded by the Black family, adding a third room to the rear and a complete second story, and adorning the building with period woodwork.

This is most evident in the two-story front porch, which exhibits ornamental latticework, turned posts, and brackets.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1974.

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