It is now, as it was at the time of its construction, one of the finest 19th-century houses in the city, and is an excellent and little-altered example of Second Empire style.

Its exterior is finished with rusticated horizontal wood planking, with wooden quoins articulating the corners.

It is supported by paired round columns, with decorative brackets at the top beneath a dentillated projecting cornice.

[2] At the time of this house's construction in 1865, John Busiel was already a prominent local figure as the owner of one of its major businesses.

The house was occupied by Busiel's widow until 1901, and in 1905 it was purchased by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester for use as a rectory for the neighboring St. Joseph's Church.