The yard is enclosed by a cast-iron fence of fleu-de-lis pattern and the two-story white house is topped by a cupola. The ornamental iron of the columns and gallery rail, the entrance and hall to the side, and the one-room-wide floor plan remind one of Old Mobile and New Orleans.
The spacious rooms have very high ceilings, walls seventeen or eighteen inches thick, and wide-board floors. A lovely marble mantel is in the front drawing room. An unusual fireplace is faced with tile. The long hall has a walnut stairway and originally extended the lenghth of the house and opened upon a rose garden at the back of the house. The old kitchen and cellar have been replace by a modern kitchen, utility room and garage.
Called a garconniere, or bachelor's flat, the two-story building to the right of the home was built as quarters for the Mastin's four sons. After being repaired, a suspended, enclosed two-story walkway has been added and connects the garconniere to the main house. Today, it has four bedrooms and two baths. An old smokedhouse is still standing beyond the stone terrace. The courtyard has been enclosed with a brick wall.
