The building is the most architecturally sophisticated park pavilion in the city,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

[1] Green Hill Park is located in eastern Worcester, occupying about 480 acres (190 ha) of uplands separating the Blackstone River valley from Lake Quinsigamond.

Near the center of the park is Green Hill Pond, a 30-acre (12 ha) artificial body of water.

The shelter is located near the southeastern end of the lake, between it and Green Hill Parkway, the park's main circulating road.

The shelter is an open structure, consisting of sixteen fieldstone piers supporting a hip roof with curved eaves and ridge.