Built in 1856, it is rare in the city as an early example of Gothic Revival architecture, and is one of the few surviving works of Charles A. Alexander, a popular architect of the period.

It is a single story masonry structure, built out of pressed brick with brownstone trim.

Its slate roof is steeply pitched at the center, with a gentler slope over the outer aisles of the nave.

The main facade is symmetrical, with a pair of equal-height towers flanking the central gable.

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