Built in 1884–85, it is a distinctive late example of vernacular Italianate design, executed in brick and marble.

It is a three-story brick structure, three bays wide, with a flat roof and marble trim elements.

Windows on the upper levels are set in segmented-arch openings, with keystones and ears of marble.

Its ground floor would house a drug store for the next century, with living quarters for the proprietor above.

It notably survived the 1893 fire that destroyed many wood-frame buildings in the business district.