It was built in 1868[2] in Stick style, a significant departure from the architecture of most contemporaneous churches in Minnesota.

It also differs from Minnesota's other late-19th-century Episcopal churches, which usually used Gothic Revival architecture based on Richard Upjohn's designs.

[2] The population growth of the Minnesota River Valley in the 1860s and 1870s was largely driven by Lutheran and Roman Catholic immigrants from Germany, Ireland, and Czechoslovakia.

The property was bought by the city of Belle Plaine and is maintained by the Scott County Historical Society.

[3] The historical society received Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants in 2010 to fix foundation and structural issues and in 2023 to repair the stained glass windows, plaster, and paint, and to install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning to help preserve the building materials.