Built in 1890 according to a design by Samuel Hannaford,[1] it is a two-and-a-half story building constructed in the Gothic Revival style.

[2]: 5  A brick and limestone structure with a slate roof,[3] its facade is dominated by courses of ashlar, plus battlements at the top,[2]: 5  and a prominent portico at the entrance.

[4] Born in Portageville, New York in 1842, Charles Miller moved to Cincinnati and began an undertaking business there in 1866 after his service in the Union Army.

He remained in business into the 20th century; in 1904, a city directory called him Cincinnati's oldest living funeral director.

A native of England, Hannaford began a Cincinnati architectural practice in the late 1850s; by the end of the 19th century, he had developed a strong reputation for his designs for the city's social and political leaders,[2]: 10  due largely to his attention to detail and his willingness to design buildings in a wide range of architectural styles.