The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was relocated from the village of Kuritsko to the shores of Lake Ilmen. Built in 1595, as confirmed by dendrochronological analysis, it was originally situated on a sandy cape that has since eroded.

The architecture of the tent-roofed Assumption Church is characteristic of wooden cult structures from the 16th to 18th centuries. The lower part is a wooden rectangular log cabin, serving as the base for an octagonal structure topped with a high seventeen-meter tent and a small onion-shaped dome. On the eastern side, an altar adjoins the main cabin, while to the south is the chapel of Paraskeva Friday, and the western and northern extensions form a gallery. On the western side of the church is a porch, with a staircase to the bell tower on the northern side. The bell tower, built in 1835, is quadrangular and connected to the church, reaching a height of 27.7 meters. In the same year, it is possible that not only was a new bell tower erected, but the entire church was also renovated. In 1912-1913, under the guidance of academician P.P. Pokryshkin, restoration work was carried out, including major repairs to the octagonal structure and tent. Due to the rotting of the logs in the tent and a lack of funds for restoring the old structures, the crowned structure was replaced with a rafter system. During the restoration, the bell tower and porch from 1835 were removed, the cladding from the outer walls was stripped, and all roofing was replaced.

The flood of 1922 severely eroded the shore, collapsing it under the altar of the church. In the spring of 1923, work was done to reinforce the shore on the eastern side of the church. A log revetment filled with stones and earth was constructed, and supports were brought under the corners of the altar. However, the flood of 1927 washed away all reinforcements, leaving the altar along with part of the main structure suspended in the air. As a result, it was decided to move the church to the village cemetery in 1927-1928.

The monument has survived to this day with losses and changes. During assembly at the cemetery, it was not possible to restore the southern chapel; instead, a new porch was created, into the walls of which part of the logs from the chapel were incorporated.

In 1958, the church was studied by architecture candidate A.V. Opolovnikov. In 1964, the disassembly and transportation of the church to Novgorod began. During the restoration, the monument was returned to its historical appearance, except for the rafter structures of the tent and the iconostases. The rafters were left as they are practically invisible. There was another, separate bell tower before the one from 1835, but there is no information about it. Currently, the monument stands without a bell tower and fence, the form of which is also unknown. Features of the Assumption Church include crowned walls of the gallery, an early version of the octagon on a square base, and volok windows with two casings, the restoration of which is still pending.