Design
The James Park House is a two-and-a-half story L-shaped house with a modern office wing (the appearance of this wing conforms to the design of the house). Claussen's restorations, guided in part by old photographs and architectural research, included the re-addition of a picket fence surrounding the property, restoration of the house's Victorian-style front porch, rebuilding of the front stairs, and the reshaping of the chimneys. An arched fireplace in the basement, the design of which is nearly identical to a fireplace in the nearby Craighead-Jackson House, was also restored.
The floors of the modern addition to the house have been painted with various historical maps of Knoxville. One of the house's restrooms contains a ceiling-to-floor safe. Another restroom is modeled after the restroom of the Red Sage restaurant in Washington, D.C. A windowpane in the house contains the name "Sallie," which was probably etched by a granddaughter of the Reverend James Park.
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