The building, a distinctive vernacular interpretation of the Gothic Revival style, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

The congregation was founded by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, predominantly Lithuanian Jews.

The original Ohavi Zedek building stands at the corner of Archibald and Hyde Streets in Burlington's Old North End neighborhood.

It is a rectangular brick building with a gabled roof and Gothic Revival features.

It has a Classical design, with a depiction of the Ten Commandments flanked by gilded lions and pineapple finials.