Built in 1845 for the use of several small religious congregations, it is a well-preserved example of mid-19th century vernacular Greek Revival architecture.

The recess is defined by corner pilasters and matching square columns, and is topped by a corniced entablature.

[2] The earliest church organizations in Wolfeboro were either Free Will Baptists, a teaching founded in neighboring New Durham in 1780, or derivatives of that group.

Religious ferment in the community resulted in the construction of no less than sixteen church buildings in the 19th century.

Although the Universalists were the largest group involved in its construction, the rotating ministers in the pulpit were drawn from a wide array of teachings.