[1][2] The house is a two-story gable roofed structure that also has a one-story wing that contains an entrance and porch.

The house is an upright and wing structure that is a mix between Italianate and Late Victorian architecture.

The one-story wing has a gable roof, and the front facade contains a second, recessed porch, within which are a door with two windows.

[3] The house was built around 1866 by local lumber merchant Samuel W. Temple, who was a leading businessman in Tecumseh.

The house was currently unoccupied and in disrepair until it was purchased by new owners in 2013, who are fully renovating it and expect to be finished in 2014.