 It is one of the earliest and most substantial dwellings to be erected in the settlement which became Riegelsville.The residence exhibits several vernacular Georgian building characteristics and decorative features, including balanced front and side facades, a centered front door with an entablature supported by pilasters, horizontally and vertically aligned windows, a gabled roof, and interior end chimneys.The original section, erected in 1832, has a rectangular plan of 40' by 24'.