It is a two-story brick structure built in 1835–1836, with seven sides—a basic polygon plan.

A one-story Tuscan-columned porch extends around the five outer sides of the polygonal portion.

The building served as a toll house on the Cumberland or National Road and was the first such structure to be erected.

[2] La Vale Tollgate House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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