Consecrated by the Catholic Church, the chapel is thought to have been a former schoolhouse. The size and basic architecture is typical of one-room schoolhouses built throughout the region in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The chapel’s original location is not known, however, it is likely that the building sat on the property close to the public road.

Relocated to its present location by John Philip Greenwell, Jr., the chapel was used by the family for private services. It is a small yet stately structure, with such notable exterior features as the pierced and scalloped facia boards ornamented with overhanging eaves on all four sides. The interior flooring is thought to be salvaged material and the window sashes are thought to have come from the original building.

Surrounded by English boxwood and blooming trees it is a suitable setting for private meditation and reflection or small private ceremonies.