While Maher was better known as a Prairie School architect, the Drydens requested a Georgian design inspired by Ellen's memories of Eastman's home.

The three-story house features an entrance portico supported by four Corinthian columns and topped by a pediment.

The house is faced with brick and features quoins at the corners and keystones above the windows.

A wooden frieze and cornice run below the base of the roof, which begins below the third floor and features several projecting dormers.

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