The house is set on less than one acre of land, fringed at the street by a low stone retaining wall with posts at the entrances.

The house is a visually rich wood-frame structure, with the irregular massing typical of the Queen Anne period.

Dominant features of the 2+1⁄2-story structure are a three-story tower with a flared pyramidal roof, and a porch that extends across most of the front and one side.

The house was built in 1875, and was the home of Lucius and Dr. Mary Blair Moody from the 1880s until the early 20th century.

[2] The house suffered some wind damage in Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and a Federal disaster relief grant of $150,000 was used to fix the roof and gutters.