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.

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