[1][2] The synagogue is a particularly distinctive and important architectural design, in the Italianate style and in the eclectic and diverse manner of the architect John Young.
The building is of social importance as the Synagogue of Geelong and in the history of the Jewish community in the area.
The interior is believed to be intact and is notable for its exposition of the architect styles used for buildings of the smaller religious congregations during the nineteenth century.
The porch is also stuccoed and features prominent quoins, bourgeois and architrave moulding, round headed paired entrance doors, string course on brackets and a parapet.
The side walls are arranged with recessed panels about each round headed window, surmounted by large key-stones and brackets in the form of dentals.
There is a string course beneath the windows which feature an elaborate pattern of glazing bars and coloured glass.
This decorative element was commonly used in early Italian renaissance architecture as well as subsequent adaptations.
The small circular reliefs used in the upper section of the pier are most unusual and may be simplified version of the patera, commonly used motifs in the Adam style.
[2] Internally there is a curved stained wood ceiling with a semi circular cut-out to a low light to enter from the Diocletian window above the balcony.
At the time it was assessed for the former Register of the National Estate, the local Jewish community wished to demolish the building (which stands on a grant of Crown land) because of the cost of upkeep and the tiny congregation, so it was not used for other purposes.