Captain William Kennedy House

• the house's location on the bank of the Red River.
• the site's inclusion in a larger collection of structures remaining from the Red River Settlement, including St. Andrew's-on-the-Red Anglican Church and Rectory, Twin Oaks and the Hay and Scott houses

Key elements that define the external Gothic Revival styling of the dwelling include:

• the simple 2 1/2-storey box-shaped massing of the 1866 volume with a multi-gable roof, intersecting another rectangular volume dating from 1920 with a hipped roof
• the substantial, light-coloured stone walls of finely dressed masonry aligning in rough horizontal courses and the cedar shingles on the roof
• the rectangular double-hung windows throughout, with intact wooden casings painted a historically accurate green to contrast with the stone and rough protruding limestone lintels

Key elements that define the house's interior layout, finishes and details include:

• the asymmetrical side-hall plan with informally arranged main-floor common rooms dating from the 1920s, including the large entrance hall off the main entrance providing access to the stairs, study, parlour and dining room

-the modest yet functional details, including a winding staircase with a carved balustrade, mouldings, metal heating grates, etc.