First built in 1786, and then moved and restyled in the 19th century, it is a prominent visual and architectural landmark in downtown Keene.

It has an elaborately decorated front facade, with the main entrance at the center in a rounded arch set in a projecting pavilion.

[2] The oldest portion of this church is its timber frame, a 50-by-70-foot (15 by 21 m) structure that was built in 1786 as the town's fourth meeting house.

In 1828 the meeting house was rotated and moved, nearly to its present location, and the Greek Revival temple front with Doric columns was added, as was the tower and steeple.

In 1859-60 the church was again moved, this time a short distance to make room for an enlarged sanctuary, as designed by the Worcester firm of Boyden & Ball.