The two-story wood-frame building was built in 1795; it is one of a small number of 18th century meeting houses in New Hampshire, and is believed to be the oldest still used for both religious and secular purposes, hosting both church services and town functions.

In 1867 the building underwent major alterations: it was rotated ninety degrees and raised two feet, a vestibule was built, and the belltower placed atop it.

These alterations transformed the previously Federal-style building into one that resembles a more typical Greek Revival structure.

The building's evolutionary construction history gives a distinctive window into changes in taste and usage of meeting houses over time.

Interior alterations to the religious sanctuary also echoed trends, including the removal of the high pulpit in favor of a reading desk, and the replacement of box pews with bench pews.