Dawley spent the next 38 years working on the river as either a clerk or captain, often for the Minnesota Packet Company.

[3] He worked on boats such as the Galena, the Henry Clay, and he was a part owner of the Golden Era.

The bays are separated by Flat brick pilasters that have narrow caps just below the cornice level.

The house is capped by a shallow hipped roof with narrow eaves with paired brackets.

Like the main house block, it is capped with a bracketed hip roof and a wooden cornice.