The two-story mansion appeared as one story from the north side, similar to Monticello and this ramp “leading up to [the] portico concealed the raised basement and further strengthened the illusion.” Fitting with Jeffersonian designs, Barboursville was axial and symmetrical, had four chimneys, and a portico on both the north and southern façade. (Figure 8 and 9) The north, main entrance of the house opened up into a two-story hexagonal salon with a domed ceiling and “the interior of the house was said to be among the finest in Virginia.” (Figure 10) Behind the salon was an ornate two-story octagonal drawing room with two large, square bedrooms in each of the east and west wings, extending from the central portion of the house. (figure 11) The interior of the house was decorated in fine woodwork and plasterwork and had narrow stairways in each wing, similar to Monticello. The interior and exterior of Barboursville closely resembled Monticello and represented Jeffersonian architectural ideals in nineteenth century until it burned on Christmas Day in 1884.

The house was a five bay structure with red brick in a Flemish bond on all four walls, white Doric columns with stucco covering the bricks, a Neoclassical hipped roof and a recessed single column portico with a pediment and a Jeffersonian window. (Figure 5, 6, and 7)

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