Van Long built this modest one-story house in 1900 after the original Bailey homestead was destroyed by fire. The residence is a fine example of a Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement, one-story, hip-roof farmhouse constructed in the greater Fort Collins area at the turn of the twentieth century. The home displays characteristics typical of this transitional period in American residential architecture, including a rectangular plan and boxy form; wood shake hip roof with front-facing dormer; hip-roof front porch with turned posts; wood drop siding; and one-over-one wood windows. The 1963 addition on the north side, compatibly-designed and built by Melvin and Dorothy Slagle as a do-it-yourself project, represents a common method of expanding small cottages like this home to accommodate a growing family.