The home at 229 12th Street was constructed in 1894. Designed in the Italianate style, it features distinguishable Italianate characteristics such as a low-pitched roof with flared wide eaves and decorative brackets. The exterior is fitted with segmental windows decorated with transom lights, decorative sills, and decorative voussoirs. The size of the house made it suitable for numerous tenants to live here at once, thus its owners would frequently rent out rooms to other tenants. Between the many owners that came and went throughout its history, the home saw numerous vacant years.