This Spanish Colonial Revival style house is an outstanding example of Period Revival architecture in Tempe. It was apparently built around 1935 for Dr. W. E. Patterson, a Tempe physician, by Leonard Carr, a local contractor who also built the Tempe Beach complex and stadium in the 1930s. The house at 35 W. 12th Street is one and two stories with both flat and pitched red clay tiled roofs. It has an irregular plan, and is constructed of brick and covered with stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival styling is evident in the tiled roof, arched main entry, and stucco covering.
French doors are at one of the west entries.
Other doors are in the west fa ade and face west in a projecting portion of the north fa ade. The windows on the house are casement. Small concrete porches are on the north and west entries. A low wall encloses the backyard. The garage has been converted to apartments.