the wood structure stands two stories tall with red, vertical panels. originally , a four-room extension was added to the ground floor in 1868. the main structure has a gable roof with gothic brackets while the extension has a flat roof. the station was later abandoned by the cb&q, who preferred to maintain only a direct route through aurora. the station was moved to its current location in 1973 in an effort to preserve it. renovations were made to restore the building to its 1919 appearance (which was likely very similar to the original). the building was placed on a new cinder block foundation. the new lot also had a basement for a furnace to keep the building open during the winter. the fox river now lies to the building's east. the building was listed on the national register of historic places on june 6, 1979.