The church, built from pine logs, is a unique and one of the oldest surviving examples of ancient Russian wooden architecture. It is believed that the temple was erected around 1552 by masters Karp and Papila. Originally, it may have had a tented roof, but in the 18th century it was altered: a crowned octagon and five domes were added, and the main octagon was lowered. Some experts believe that the original composition of the temple was as it is now. In the early 20th century, a foundation was laid for the church and a plinth about two meters high was made, likely to replace the rotting lower crowns. The facades were clad with planks, and the roof was covered with iron. In 1944-1945, the upper tier and the ceiling of the lower octagon collapsed. In 1960, the church was moved from the Galich district, where it stood one and a half kilometers from the village of Kholm.

Restoration was carried out from 1960 to 1962 based on the project of architect A.V. Opolovnikov with the participation of architect I.Sh. Shevelev. The temple belongs to a rare type of tiered five-domed churches with a basement. Its vertical composition includes two octagons: the lower, large, hewn "in the round" on a stone plinth, and the upper, squat, hewn "in the paw", on which a miniature cross-shaped barrel and five bulbous domes on thin cylindrical drums, covered with aspen shingles, are located. To the east, a five-sided apse, hewn "in the paw", adjoins the church, and to the west, a small square refectory, hewn "in the round". The church is surrounded by a hanging gallery on log consoles. To the west, there is a porch with a long covered staircase, recreated during the restoration based on analogs. The composition of the monument features individual characteristics: the diagonal edges of the lower octagon are shorter than the main ones and are not parallel to each other, the apse has an irregular shape, and the corners of the gallery are obtuse. However, visually these shapes appear correct. In the lower octagon and apse, there are angled windows, and above the blind parapet of the gallery, there are arched openings. Three shield doors lead from the gallery into the church. Inside, the temple and refectory are not separated by a log wall, forming a single space, although their heights contrast. The flat ceiling of the octagon is made in the form of a wooden stepped vault. The altar is separated by a four-tiered iconostasis with icons from the 17th-18th centuries, most of which are lost. The floor in the church is wooden.