Built in 1894 to a design by noted local architect George Clemence, it is a well-preserved architectural mix of Romanesque and other Late Victorian styles.

It is a two-story masonry structure, with an eclectic mix of stylistic elements in brick and sandstone.

The older, main portion, was built in 1894, and is nearly identical to the Elizabeth Street School, also a Clemence work.

It was expanded to its rear in 1908 with a two-story addition that uses similar motifs to the main block, and was little altered thereafter.

The neighborhood in which it was built experienced development of a large number of triple decker housing units, necessitating the expansion.