The chapel's origins go back to 1835, when Per Adolf Tamm, patron of Strömbacka Bruk, decided that a prayer house should be built for the ironworks' employees. Construction of the chapel itself began in 1842, though the building was not fully completed until 1864, when a porch and tower were added to the eastern end.
Architecturally, it is a simple hall church built entirely of wood with a shingle roof, designed in a restrained neoclassical style suited to its rural industrial setting. An unusual feature is the absence of bells; instead, two large iron triangles, struck with a wooden mallet, are used to call worshippers.
The chapel underwent restoration in 1955–56, when it was reconsecrated by Archbishop Erling Eidem. This work gave the building its present grey colour scheme and introduced electric heating and lighting. At the same time, the altar rail was moved forward and the pulpit, previously positioned behind it, was relocated to one of the side walls.
The organ in the gallery was inaugurated in 1957. A mechanical instrument, it had previously served as the choir organ of Engelbrektskyrkan in Stockholm, giving this small rural chapel an instrument with an interesting earlier life in the capital.