The building is the third town hall to stand on this site,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

It seems to be Greek Revival in form, with a classical four-column temple front, but the proportions of the columns are out of scale with typical 19th century examples of the style, and there are other details (such as the oculus window in the gable) that borrow from other 19th-century styles.

The present building was designed by Chase R. Whitcher, a native of Lisbon, New Hampshire, who studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Whitcher was then early in what would be a successful career, and this building is a relatively unusual example of his work.

His use of Classical Revival features is not typically found on his later works, which include buildings in Manchester, and a wing of the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch.