[2] The building, one of the state's best examples of Federal period religious architecture, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

[1] The Old First Church occupies a prominent position facing the green in the center of Old Bennington, at the junction of Monument Avenue and Church Lane near the southern end of the green.

It is a two-story rectangular wood-frame structure, with a projecting entry vestibule and multi-stage tower.

The gabled roof has a modillioned eave, and the exterior is finished in wooden clapboards with quoined corners.

Due to increased participation, this building, with a seating capacity of six hundred fifty, was built in 1805, funded by the sale of pews and local levies.