This most impressive structure on Main Street in Suffolk features striking architectural details.  The five frieze band windows across the front of the house are rarely seen in eastern Virginia.  The front of the mansion is bricked in Flemish bond, and double chimneys rise from both ends of the stately historic landmark.  Slender columns of the Greek Revival period frame the main entrance.  The interior showcases intricately carved moldings and elaborate ceiling medallions throughout the house.

Riddick's Folly has four floors, twenty-one rooms, and sixteen fireplaces.  All four floors are open to the public.  The building features elegantly furnished double parlors, a gentlemen's library, and adult and children's bedchambers.  Also open are the laundry and dining rooms.  Special exhibit galleries include those honoring former Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., an exhibit celebrating the peanut industry in Suffolk, and a gallery for changing exhibits.  Riddick's Folly also offers a tastefully stocked Gift Shop.