Ivydene House is a two storey detached residence which has an articulated rectangular plan form of masonry construction with red tiled interacting pitched roofs which form a series of gables at the front of the house. The ground floor is expressed by exposed cut stone. The second level is half timbered and rendered in tudor style. The barge boards of the various roof gables are heavily carved and the entire facade treatment is of a well proportioned artistically contrived and pleasing 'rural town house interior inspection has been made the residence is well documented as an accepted work of art and in addition to such features as the skylit gallery and copper hooded fireplace the interior is described by James D. Kornwolf in his book on the architect and the Arts & Craft Movement as being....' finely designed and wrought stained glass, hand-cut and hammered wrought iron hardware, repousse metalwork and woodcarving The house constitutes one of the better examples of the work of the distinguished architect and demonstrates his fluency with the arts and crafts style which he used for so much of his work on the island.