[1][4] The house was built by William James Gooding in northern Beaufort District prior to the formation of Hampton County.

He grew cotton, corn, sweet potatoes, oats, rice, and sugar cane.

[2] The front elevation has five bays with the center door with sidelights and two six over six lights on each side.

The raised basement has a center door with sidelights and four over four lights aligned with those on the main level.

[2] There is a one-story gable-roofed appendage perpendicular to the left elevation at the basement level that serves as the kitchen.

On the rear elevation at the main level, there is a one-story, shed roof appendage with a center porch flanked by enclosed rooms.