[1] The women of the congregation helped raise construction funds through social events, such as sales at fairs and other activities.

[6] The Corbett brothers built the exterior walls and shingled roof by October 27 of that year and completed the steeple on November 3, 1867.

[7] The stained glass window in front of the belfry, a gift from England, was shipped by sea around Cape Horn to San Francisco, from which it was delivered by wagon to Carson City.

The original church bell became badly cracked by 1881, and was recast by the local machine shop of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad.

[1] The Gothic Revival building has been noted for its "architectural sophistication",[3] with elements of Medieval and Classic origin, according to the Carson City Historical Commission.

The pews are arranged in three groups of rows, making this the only Episcopal church west of the Mississippi River without a center aisle to the altar.