Building
The church is a two-story, three-by-four-bay white timber frame structure in the Greek Revival style. It has a moderately pictched gable metal roof. Since its construction in 1854, it has been added onto twice: a small wood frame chapel in the rear in 1884, and a stone education center in 1967.
The east facade of the church, facing Route 94, is a pedimented portico with paneled corner pilasters and Ionic columns. An octagonal belfry sits atop the roof. Stained glass windows were installed within the church in 1898, and in 1925 an Estey pipe organ was added. Besides those changes the interior of the church has not been altered from its original design.
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