Built in 1817, it is a high-quality example of period church architecture, based closely on the work of regionally noted architect Elias Carter.

It is a two-story timber frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior.

It is a rectangular structure with a projecting Greek Revival temple front with four columns and a triangular pediment.

A four-stage tower rises above the front facade, with a clock (given in 1861) in the first stage, and a Paul Revere bell hangs in the second stage belfry, an open section with round arches on all four sides.

Both the 1816 and 1817 buildings are believed to be faithful replicas of a church designed by Elias Carter and built in Templeton, Massachusetts.