It was built in 1840, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building on a stone foundation and partial basement in the Greek Revival style.

It measures 50 feet by 90 feet, and features a pedimented Doric order portico and a gabled roof surmounted by a cupola.

Also on the property is a contributing Confederate monument, dedicated in 1916, consisting of a bronze statue of a soldier on a stone base.

[3] The building currently houses the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum.

[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.