Clapboard Greek Revival house, viewed at an angle across unpaved street. Broad steps to columned and balustraded porch that runs the full width; porch across upper level. Behind decorative metal fence; picket fences in surrounding yards; leafless trees. Handwritten on mat back: "David Preston, 43 Bagg St., 1881. Built in 1860 (Farmer - History of Detroit & Michigan)."