A meetinghouse or town hall has stood on this site since about 1800. Thomas and Benoni Collins donated the land to the town of Ira in 1797 for a meetinghouse and school after Thomas Collins had purchased it following its confiscation from John Lee because of his Tory sympathies. The congregation of the Ira Baptist Church used the building until a new church was built in 1852. The building was then rehabilitated to serve as the Ira Town House and Select School and was renovated again in 1910. Beneath its Federal-style brick exterior is post-and-beam wood construction. By 1989 the building was structurally unsafe for public gatherings, but it was restored in 2001 and continues to be used for town events.