The brick building was erected in 1930 by a splinter group from what was then the village's only synagogue, later absorbed into Ohave Shalom itself.

In 2020, the congregation launched an urgent appeal for funds to support the ongoing maintenance and restoration of the historical synagogue.

It consists of slightly recessed triple pairs of wooden doors beneath a tripartite window.

The rear elevation has nearly full-height projecting bays with gable roof, each containing a stained-glass window like the ones along the sides.

[1] The first floor is divided into a small lobby and the sanctuary, laid out in Orthodox tradition, with a central hexagonal bimah surrounded on three sides by wooden pews.

Wall panels depict holy places in Jerusalem, a continuous frieze depicts the signs of the zodiac, the gallery is backed with a landscape mural, and the one surviving ceiling image is the center medallion, a radiating fan shape with gold border.

In 1976 the original Anshei Centerville building was demolished, and a congregant named Max Cohen donated a house across the street from the synagogue to serve the functions it had.

That building is not considered a contributing property to the NRHP listing since it is outside Ohave Shalom's period of significance.