It is a two-story 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2) masonry, built with massive brick walls that have been finished with stucco scored to resemble stone blocks.

Its five-bay facade is fronted by a six-column Greek Revival temple front, that has Ionic columns rising to a broad entablature and fully pedimented gable with a half-round louver at the center.

The interior exhibits high quality woodwork, mostly cypress, with some of it painted to resemble other materials, such as marble, oak, and other exotic woods.

[3] The mansion was built for Colonel Thomas Pugh in 1846[4] and was designed by architect Henry Howard in Greek Revival style.

[9] The Madewood house was then purchased by Harold Marshall in 1964 and underwent major restoration that was completed in 1978.