Consultation with Kentucky Heritage Council staff determined that the Early Twentieth Century Commercial Structure is Eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C. Under Criterion C, it was found to be significant as a rare example of a rural, two-part commercial structure situated at a crossroads in Wolfe County. In this case, the 'crossroads' is a T-intersection with KY-715 leading to the east entrance of the Red River Gorge and the Gladie Visitor Center.
The two story, three bay commercial structure features a concrete block foundation with brick exterior and is sheltered by a flat, stepped parapet roof. Ornamentation on the façade includes a repeating corbelled brick pattern near the roofline, brick pilasters at the corners of the façade and inset sections of brick above the outermost windows of the second story and on the pilasters. A flat roof, one story addition was constructed on the rear elevation sometime during the second half of the twentieth century. The addition also functions as a base for the wooden staircase which provides access to the apartments on the second floor. The distinctly demarcated sections of this two-part commercial structure with partially modified commercial windows flanking the central doorway downstairs and the stylistic details of the upper story indicate the varying zones within the building. The first floor is public facing hosting a commercial business while the upstairs serves as a residential space; that was likely the case earlier in its history as well.