Built in 1931, it is unique among the Norfolk designs of New York City architect Alfredo S.G. Taylor in that it is executed in brick.

It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick building, with a gabled roof oriented perpendicular to the road and the main facade facing east.

The property also includes a garage, also built of brick; its windows feature small diamond panes.

[2] The house was built in 1931 to a design by New York architect Alfredo S.G. Taylor,[2] who summered in Norfolk for many years, and is credited with more than thirty commissions in the community.

[3] The unusual choice of building material for a work by Taylor was probably prompted by the client, who was a masonry contractor.