The edifice was constructed in an exclusive residential neighborhood at the beginning of the twentieth century, and it has been designated a historic site.

This building remained in use for approximately thirty-five years, acquiring the nickname of "Old Central", before its replacement by the present structure in 1907.

The congregation employed Columbus architect Wilbur T. Mills to design its new building on E. Broad Street,[2] which by the late nineteenth century had become the city's premier wealthy neighborhood.

[3] Here the congregation remained until the end of 2009, when it closed; members last worshipped together on December 27, after which many of the contents were removed and the building sold to a parish of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

The overall appearance is that of the Arts and Crafts movement; besides the rough-hewn stonework, the style is displayed through elements such as the bracketed shelters over the entrances and the eaves over the edges of the building.