Inside and out, this two-story house is unusual. Early brick houses are rare in Sussex, and this one had the highest 1820 tax assessment in the county. Built for James C. Bailey, a clerk of the Sussex County Court, the three-bay, double-pile, side-hall portion features a two-story, three-bay parlor wing on the south side. This arrangement, although not typical, was used with some frequency in Tidewater Virginia. Here the Flemish bond brickwork is complemented with a water table, a belt course, stone lintels with keystones, and a gable roof with a modillion cornice. The one-bay gabled entrance has a modillion and punch-and-dentil cornice. Inside, the highly decorated house has marbelized and grained woodwork. Above the parlor mantel is a panel with an American eagle encircled by eighteen stars. More startling is the overmantel in the dining room with a frieze of camels, a rhinoceros, and an elephant.