It replaced a meeting house that was the location of the Winchester Profession, a key development in the history of Unitarian Universalism.

The Winchester Memorial Church is located in the town's village center, sited prominently on a rise at the junction of Michigan and Richmond streets.

It is a tall single-story red brick building, with a gabled roof and well-proportioned Colonial Revival styling.

It has a projecting gabled entry pavilion, fronted by four pilasters supporting a modillioned pediment.

[2] The building was designed by S. Winthrop St. Clair and built in 1912 to replace a meeting house (combination town hall and church) that was destroyed by fire.