ɪt wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd ɪnðɪ ɪtˈæliən ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl stˈaɪl baɪ mə kˈɪm, mˈiːd ænd wˈaɪt, wɪð stˈænfɚd wˈaɪt æz ðə pˈɑːɹtnɚɹɪntʃˈɑːɹdʒ; ɪt wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ tˈaʊnhaʊzᵻz dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ wˈaɪt ɪn ðæt stˈaɪl.
It was designed in the Italian Renaissance revival style by McKim, Mead & White, with Stanford White as the partner-in-charge; it was one of the earlier townhouses designed by White in that style.