A short tower rises from the front of the roof, with a square first section and octagonal belfry capped by a domed cupola.

Trim on this facade is a vernacular version of Greek Revival styling, with flat moulding and corner blocks.

The interior consists of large classroom chambers on each floor, with an entry vestibule that has a staircase on one side.

Original plaster walls have in part been covered by modern materials, and the vestibule area has been finished in pine.

[2] The academy was established in 1833, as a combination of a private secondary school and as a seminary for the Free Will Baptist denomination, which was founded in nearby New Durham.