Martin was a leading Florence industrialist of the Antebellum era, who owned a cotton spinning mill along Cypress Creek.

The original block of the house is five bays wide, with a small pedimented porch covering the double front door, which is surrounded by a transom and sidelights.

An addition was built on the left side of the façade in the mid-19th century, adding a hallway and two rooms to the center-hall plan layout.

A wing to the rear of the house was originally attached via an open breezeway which was later enclosed.

The entire house has Federal-style woodwork with some Greek Revival details, such as fluted Doric columns and pilasters on the front porch.