Its construction in 1880-90 was the result of a bequest from Wolfeboro native John W. Brewster, with terms stipulating that the building should resemble Sargent Hall in Merrimac, Massachusetts.

[1] Brewster Memorial Hall is prominently located in the center of Wolfeboro village, at the northeast corner of South Main and Union Streets.

It is a roughly L-shaped brick building, with a two-story main block and a single-story ell projecting north.

The clocks and colonnade are set in recessed round-arch panels, and the tower is topped by a pyramidal roof.

Brewster, who also left major bequests for area private academies, stipulated that the building resemble a similar one in Merrimac, Massachusetts, and that it provided retail spaces, facilities for town offices, and a public library.