[1] Clara McAdow married her first husband, Dr. C. E. Tomlinson, in Jackson, Michigan.

She met Perry W. McAdow through her real estate trading, and married him in 1884.

[2] The house has two and a half stories with a hipped roof, and is constructed of red brick and brownstone.

The exterior boasts bay windows, Corinthian columned porches, parapet balustrades, and a modillion cornice; the interior features notable frescos, paneling, plasterwork and stained glass.

Behind the original house is a two-story, red brick church hall, built in 1917.