Deeper and containing a more formal interior than the typical "I" house, its structure differs in the use of decorative trim and the use of building materials.

In keeping with the urban orientation of the house, the barn is diminutive with its size indicating its purpose was for personal, rather than agricultural, use.

[4] The residence exhibits several vernacular Georgian building characteristics and decorative features, including balanced front and side façades, a centered front door with an entablature supported by pilasters, horizontally and vertically aligned windows, a gabled roof, and interior end chimneys.

To the rear of the house are situated a barn circa 1832 and shed which appears to date from the time of the ell addition.

The original section features four fireplaces, two on each floor at gable ends, and has a full basement with a native stone foundation.

Contained in the full length center hall of this section is an open well, two flight staircase which features a simple newel post, mahogany handrail, plain balusters, and side paneling with applied molding.

The interior walls of both sections are of smoothly finished plaster and decorated with quirk beaded chair rails and baseboards.

The trim of the fireplace in the east bedroom features colonettes, a convex frieze, bed-molding, and mantle shelf.

Structural joists are hand-hewn oak and black walnut timbers with adze marks and original bark plainly visible.

The 12' by 14' one story frame shed is erected on a stone foundation and features post and beam construction, nailed joints, and open eave exposed rafters.

At the same time, the brick exterior was painted and one story, hipped roof porches were added to the front and west façades.

A one-story shed roof enclosed porch was added to the rear of the house in the late nineteenth century, encompassing the cistern.

The methodology was changed after workers damaged the surface of the brick on a portion of the east façade of the rear addition.

Louvered shutters which were not original were removed due to their poor condition and were replaced with vernacular Georgian replicas.

Following the outlines on the paneled reveals of the front entranceway, a transom, and solid wood door of original scale were installed.

The trim in the center and upper hall, the west parlor and both bedrooms was repainted to match original paint colors.

Following outlines on the walls and portions remaining under window sills, missing chair rails in the rooms of the original section were replaced.

Benjamin Riegel's association with the property began in 1822 when he purchased a 69-acre parcel of land that was formerly part of the Durham Tract.

Riegel built several homes in Musconetcong and "was so prominent a figure in the advancement of the interests of the place that its name was changed to Riegelsville in his honor.

The mill supplied wood for Riegel's house and sits subsequent construction in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania.

[10] Through Riegel's direct and often singular involvement, the settlement evolved into a busy community offering stores, churches, postal service and bridge transportation.

In 1834, he commissioned a surveyor to lay out twenty-four building lots on the southwestern portion of his tract which were soon after conveyed and developed by people who became the town's earliest settlers.

This company built one of the first river bridges in 1838, significantly improving transportation and communication throughout the area and providing an impetus for Riegelsville's development.

[11] Riegel was one of the founders of the German Reformed congregation in Riegelsville and was instrumental in the building of the original church structure in 1850.

John L. Riegel followed in his father's footsteps as the town's leading citizen, founding a preparatory academy which operated from 1883 until 1916 and establishing the Riegelsville Library, which remains in existence.