488 Berkeley Avenue is a 2 1/2 story, 5 bay, irregular plan, stucco-clad, wood frame, Tudor Revival, residential building.

Constructed c. 1910, this Tudor Revival estate is articulated by a side gable roof with a clipped cross gable bay. The cross gable has a segmentally-arched first floor porch supported by battered piers, with a balustrade above. The entrance is ornamented with a bracket-supported portico hood composed of exposed rafters over leaded doors with leaded sidelights and transom. The side gable ends in a semi-hexagonal bay.

Additional Tudor features include decorative vergeboards, overhanging eaves with exposed rafters, and window groupings with leaded upper sash.

The house is situated in a corner lot estate setting, set back from both roads, with mature landscaping and bluestone sidewalks. In 1910, it belonged to John S. Norton.