It was deemed significant "as a fine example of a Sand Hills cottage with Greek Revival detailing in a rural setting.

One unusual architectural feature found in the house is that the sidelights and transom open for ventilation and appear to be original.

The house is significant in agriculture and local history as the center of a representative middle-sized, antebellum cotton plantation run by the Marshall-Daniel(s) families, and for the post-bellum role William Armstrong Cunningham of Maryland played in the local area after purchasing the farm in 1869.

After his death in 1892, his widow sold the farm and house in 1895 to John C. Coleman (1844-1923) of adjacent Emanuel County, who was prominent as a merchant, realtor, and public official.

"[2] It is located southeast of Wadley on what in 1984 was an un-numbered dirt road, about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of U.S. Route 1.