ˌɔn ɪts kəmplˈiːʃən, ˌɑːɹkɪtˈɛktʃɚɹəl kɹˈɪɾɪk ɹˈʌsəl stˈɜːdʒɪs ɹˈoʊt ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz "ðə mˈoʊst dˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪd stɹˈʌktʃɚɹ ɪn ˈɔːl ðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ʌv tˈaʊn, nˌɑːɾə pˈælɪs, bˌʌt ɐ fˈɪt dwˈɛlɪŋ hˈaʊs fɚɹə fˈɜːstɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾɪzən.
On its completion, architectural critic Russell Sturgis wrote that it was "the most dignified structure in all the quarter of town, not a palace, but a fit dwelling house for a first-rate citizen.