Built in 1832 for a Universalist congregation founded in 1826, it is a prominent local example of transitional Federal-Gothic Revival architecture.

[1] For over 200 years, the Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville, Maine has been part of the spiritual, religious and social life of the community.

In 1798, Thomas Barnes, a circuit minister, organized the Eastern Maine Association of Universalists.

In 1820, Reverend Sylvanus Cobb of Norway, the second Universalist minister ordained in Maine, preached in Waterville for the first time.

Jediah Morrill converted to the faith and gave the largest donation to the building fund.

As part of the building's repair, the church was turned to face the point where Elm and Silver Streets meet.

The openings in the belfry have Gothic pointed arches, a detail repeated in fans above some of the building's windows, and in the gable front of the facade.