It is sheathed in bark shingles and has an attached rear chapel.

Also on the property are an American Craftsman-style chestnut bark-shingled bungalow (1936) originally used as the school's Health Center, a collapsed two-car garage, an arbor and a farm complex.

The property was original developed by the Lutheran church as a mission to the southern Appalachians.

[1] It was restored in 2022 and is now used by the Blue Ridge Discovery Center, a non-profit organization that specializes in educating about nature.

This article about a property in Smyth County, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.