478 Berkeley Avenue is a 2 1/2 story, 3 bay, irregular plan, wood frame, Tudor Revival, residential building.

Built c. 1910, the hipped roof house is intersected by two major cross gables and a one story, projecting side porch. The stucco-clad house is articulated by a pier-supported portico with shed roofed dormer above. Fenestration consists of multi-pane upper sash windows.