In 1890 and 1891, it was rented for the summer season by former United States President Grover Cleveland.

A single-story shed-roof porch extends across the front, supported by clusters of round columns.

The interior retains many original and elegant features, including a large Queen Anne fireplace in its great hall, a double staircase, and an elliptical dining room.

Reed is credited with transforming the interior to its present Colonial Revival elegance, and for the two-story turret at the rear of the house.

It is considered one of the finest examples of summer cottage architecture in Marion, and is the only one known to retain a period carriage barn.