 Its design, a "wooden imitation of Egyptian architecture" with Greek columns "in antis", was an example of the architecture of railroads combining familiar forms with the unfamiliar technology, a juxtaposition common in Europe.Passengers boarded from a dank lower level, and the station was vastly unpopular.The Pittsfield and North Adams Railroad opened to the north on October 6, 1846; it was owned and operated by the Western and shared its depot.