497 South Orange Avenue is a 1 1/2 story, 5 bay, rectangular plan, wood frame, vernacular, residential building. Constructed c. 1770, this side gable-roofed house is one of the oldest in the Montrose Park area. The building features a brownstone foundation, wood shingle cladding, 6/6 windows on the first floor, 3/3 windows on the second floor, a pedimented portico and two end chimneys.