It was built in 1872-73, and is a design of Edward Dow, one of New Hampshire's leading architects of the period.

[1] Charlestown Town Hall is located in the town's village center, on the north side of Summer Street a short way east of Main Street.

It is a two-story masonry building on a granite foundation, with a gabled roof.

Window bays are topped by brick segmented arches with keystones.

The building was electrified in 1908, and its internal systems have been regularly updated.