Construction was started in 1911, and completed in 1913. Six teams of horses, with men and scrapers were used to dig the cellar, and the soil taken out was used to make the terraces surrounding the home. A Mr. Buske was in charge of the work. The line for the mortar had to run at least two years to mature. Expected cost of the home was $50,000. Actual cost was $75,000 to $80,000. The Kehoe Bothers were the carpenters in charge of the building of the home. A Mr. Wilnitz did the stone and brickwork.
The apartment on the north side of the home was the music room, and there was to have been a large glass conservatory built onto the back of the house, to be entered directly from the home to the greenhouse. Under the porch was a guild in wine cellar, however, never used. Across Centre Street was a very large flower and vegetable garden, approximately half an acre. Also, there were two tennis courts on the west side, at the corner of Alfred Street, running to the river.