It was built in 1857, and is a large, three-story brick townhouse in the Italianate style.

It features a small, richly ornamented arched front porch supported by coupled square columns.

In 1892, the house was acquired by the Sheltering Arms Hospital, who occupied it until 1965.

[1] Currently, the building is owned by Virginia Commonwealth University and houses office space for the Department of Dermatology and Risk Management unit.

[4] This article about a property in Richmond, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.