239 Irving Avenue is a 2 1/2 story, 3 bay, rectangular plan, wood frame, Colonial Revival, residential building. The wood shingle clad house dates from c. 1920, and has a side gable roof with pedimented gabled dormers. The round-arched open portico is supported by Doric columns and topped by a swag motif. Other architectural ornamentation includes end chimneys, 8/8 windows except for the 6/6 dormers, and a two story, set back side wing.