Meigs's design for Charter resembled the manor houses of Philadelphia's Main Line, then popular, and the style translated well for the Princeton eating club. The symmetrical facade improves on Adler's earlier design in several ways: the larger scale gave the building better proportions, while the handsome entrance courtyard and a central pediment with the large Palladian window over the front door provide relief. The finished structure differed from the rendering in at least two important details. A string course was added to separate the first and second floors, and quoins were added to the entrance pavilion.