286 Charlton Avenue is a 2 1/2 story, 3 bay, rectangular plan, Colonial Revival-influenced, wood frame, residential building. Built c. 1900, the clapboard-clad house has a hipped roof with gabled dormers, and a second story, central pedimented bay with a tri-partite window grouping. The full front porch is articulated by paired Ionic columns and an arched entrance surround with fanlight. Other details include a dentillated entablature and diamond-paned upper sash. A garage is attached at the rear. Lawrence D. Woodbury, a New York broker, owned the house in the 1920s.