. ▁North ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁con greg ation ▁originally ▁held ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁North field ▁Ly ce um ▁building . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Sol omon ▁S . ▁Bur les on ▁organized ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁architect ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁Bishop ▁Henry ▁Wh ipp le ▁may ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁design , ▁since ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁architecture . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁designed ▁in ▁a ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁style , ▁with ▁a ▁wood ▁frame ▁and ▁board ▁and ▁b atten ▁s iding . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁children ▁in ▁Sunday ▁School ▁classes ▁organized ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁bell ▁for ▁the ▁tower . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁expanded ▁ten ▁years ▁later , ▁length ening ▁the ▁church ▁by ▁twenty ▁feet . ▁ ▁This ▁expansion ▁was ▁driven ▁by ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁students ▁from ▁Car leton ▁College . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁few ▁major ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁since ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁a ▁committee ▁organized ▁the ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁interior ▁to ▁restore ▁its ▁historic ▁character . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁included ▁repair ing ▁windows , ▁ref in ishing ▁and ▁replacing ▁flo ors , ▁replacing ▁p ew s ▁based ▁on ▁original ▁designs , ▁and ▁other ▁wood work . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁in ▁ 1 9 8