[1][3] The home is a rectangular, 2-story wood-frame building with a two-stage rear service ell in a vernacular Italian Villa style.

It features a 2+1⁄2-story engaged tower, semi-octagonal bay windows, and an L-shaped wraparound verandah.

[2][4] The Long Island Rail Road's 1877 guidebook, "Long Island & Where to Go", made mention of this home; the George Washington Denton House is one of four places of interest in the Roslyn area to be mentioned in this publication.

[2] The home is featured in the Roslyn Landmark Society's 1986 house tour guide, on pages 414 through 423.

[6] In 1930, Buchard donated the property to the Girls' Service League of America, following her husband's 1927 death.