The front facade features a two-tier porch with fluted Doric columns in the Classical Revival style and multiple entries.

In 1990, the structure was restored to its appearance in 1922, when Lady Astor made a speech to 5,000 people from the second-story porch of the house.

Named after Civil War veteran and business magnate Chiswell Langhorne, the dwelling was the birthplace of his and his wife's several daughters, all noted for their beauty.

Nancy Langhorne (1879-1964) moved to England as a young woman, married Waldorf Astor and won his former seat in the British Parliament in 1919.

[1] Owned by the Lady Astor Preservation Trust,[3] it is located in the Danville Historic District and is open to the public on Saturday afternoons or by appointment.