It was built about 1821, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style frame dwelling.

It is sheathed in weatherboard, has a gable roof, and sits on a high brick pier foundation.

It features exterior end brick chimneys and full-width front porch.

[1] The McGregor-Lamont House is likely the site of a wedding referred to by North Carolina writer Charles W. Chesnutt in his conjure tale "The Marked Tree," first published in the journal The Crisis.

This article about a property in Hoke County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.