Built in 1919, it is a prominent example of Georgian Revival architecture by the noted New York City architect Alfredo S.G. Taylor.

[1] The Low House stands in a small residential area east of Norfolk's village center, down a private lane extending south from Laurel Way Extension.

Set on an expansive landscaped property, it is a sprawling 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with Georgian Revival features.

The ground level openings of the porch area have a signature Taylor elements, segmented-arch tops.

The northeast angled section has an eyebrow dormer in the roof, and has the main entrance under a two-story portico supported by slender columns.