Its importance was described in its NRHP nomination:The Lapwai First Presbyterian Church is architecturally and historically significant as a design of the well-known Lewiston architect J. H. Nave and as an important architectural symbol of organized Christianity in this Nez Perce Indian town.

It is a fine example of the efforts of a small congregation to house itself in a modest but stylish structure.

The architect, Nave, and contractor, James Milton, were selected by Indian Agent J.N.

The church was built for $2,600, with some funds from citizens of Lapwai and neighborhing Sweetwater, Idaho, and with $800 from the Presbyterian Board of Building Erection in New York.

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