It was originally built in 1888 as the First Presbyterian Church, on land purchased from Marcus Morton, and now houses professional offices.

3 of the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans organization, which ran the building as a community center.

[1] Lothrop Hall is located at the northeast corner of Washington and Governor Streets, a short way north of the Taunton's center.

It is a two-story fieldstone building, adorned with a variety of Queen Anne style elements, including a wood latticework screen, brackets and ornamental balustrade on top of its square tower, which projects from the right front of the west-facing front facade.

[2] The building was erected in 1888 by the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church, on land it had purchased from Marcus Morton, a prominent local jurist.