Built in 1855, it occupies a prominent position overlooking the steeply descending steps of Monument Terrace.

The building is executed in stucco-over-brick on a granite ashlar basement and is an example of the Greek Revival.

The building is capped by a shallow dome located over the intersection of the ridges.

The museum holds the supposedly haunted cradle owned by Methodist bishop John Early, lent to Lynchburg minister William Andrew Smith.

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