[2] The residence is a Victorian Italianate style house constructed of brick with a stucco finish.

The stucco was applied to the brick in a technique that simulates cut stone.

The house was built in 1889 by Lauder and Taylor, builders in the Moscow area.

The builder used Troy brick from a brick company in Troy, Idaho to construct the 16-inch (410 mm) thick exterior walls on the first floor and 12-inch (300 mm) walls on the second floor.

[3] The original roof was covered with interlocking metal shingles and had a small square structure with windows atop it.