The chapel was built in 1771 by fishermen from Gävle who used the island seasonally, and it was never given a tower, giving it a plain, functional appearance typical of coastal fishing chapels of the period.
Inside, the chapel holds some noteworthy older furnishings that predate the building itself. Three late medieval sculptures survive in the interior, along with a predella painting that once formed part of an altar cabinet from the same period. These pieces suggest that older devotional objects, perhaps salvaged from earlier chapels or churches, were brought here to furnish the new building.
The pulpit is richly carved and dates from the seventeenth century. It did not originate at Marviksgrunnan but was originally made for the chapel at Mörby Castle in Uppland, before later making its way to this small island chapel — an unusual journey for such a piece of church furniture.
The available sources differ slightly on which parish the chapel currently belongs to, one describing it as part of Vibyggerå parish within Kramfors pastorate, and another associating it with Nätra parish. Visitors interested in the chapel's administrative history should treat this point with some caution.