It is a multipart construction, with a gable-roofed entry and auditorium at its north end, with rear sections devoted to the backstage and dressing room areas.

A modern glass-and-stone addition extends to the left side of the original building.

It was in active use by that organization until 1935, mainly under the creative auspices of Jack Crawford, an English professor at Yale University.

In 1935 it was taken over by the Federal Theater Project, a Works Progress Administration program supporting the creative arts, which ended in 1939.

It was used mainly for its events (private and occasionally public) until 2012, when it underwent a major rehabilitation and upgrade, which preserved elements of its Art Deco interior.