The Trakases steward this home built for Matthew Pate Jordan and Alice Witcher Jordan in 1883.  An early Queen Anne, the structure retains Italianate influence in its bracketed cornice and arched window openings featuring keystones and springblocks.  Ornamental plaster ceilings, parquet floors, and 19^th century chandeliers distinguish the interior.

The M. P. Jordan Company founder rose to prominence in Danville's flourishing tobacco business serving as president of the Danville Tobacco Association.  He later became president of both the Commercial Bank and the People's Savings and Loan, as well as a principal investor in the Dan River Power and Manufacturing Company – later merged as a part of Dan River, Inc.