 It appears that Richardson helped change Gambrill's initial plans, making this one of his early works, before he became one of the most influential architects in the United States (Jeffrey Karl Ochsner calls it Richardson's eighth commission).The 1869 remodeling cost $21,000, and included an upwards expansion into a mansard-covered third floor.Completely eliminating the prior "palazzo" feel, it featured a unified neo-Grec style.