The building is of reinforced concrete with monolithic cornices. A monolithic 16' cantilever canopy on the west side covers a parking lot and loading docks for the Burlington Trailway Buses. Vehicular access to this area is from the south.
Facing material of the entire structure is Wisconsin Lannon Country stone.
The railroad platform canopy was made of reinforced concrete (pre-cast), reducing profile and there-by increasing visibility along the platform.
At track crossings a special dropped section of platform is employed. Concrete platforms are raised to permit easier entry and exist of passengers from railway cars. Topographical conditions permit one-way drainage.
On the inside, the modern lobby type waiting room affords a view through a huge window of skillful landscaping around magnificent old trees. The waiting room section has a 24' ceiling. The rest of the buiulding is of two story design.
The walls are of Montana travertine, while black marble (Radio Black) composes the trim and is also employed for columns, vestibule walls, bases and for the walls of the restaurant.
Dark gray terrazzo with white marble chips serves as flooring.
Unusually large windows on three sides of the station give a wealth of daylight.
Window draperies of the waiting room are butter colored and hang in graceful folds to the floor, harmonizing with the lounge furniture of walnut and white, upholstered for the most part in brilliant green. Some pieces ae in gray. Tables are walnut with black cafolite tops and with built-in ashtrays. Attractive lamps with travertine bases matching the walls stand on the tables. Tropical plants grow in various places in their walnut boxes. Dark green linoleum has been applied to the bases of benches and cabinets.
The restaurant is accessible from the train paltform, bus area and street. This room, with its lunch counter, is glassed in and follows the same color scheme as the waiting room. Wall tables and becnhes are provided to accommodate groups.
Modern, up-to-the-minute, desk-type offices for railroad and bus tickets are most conveniently located to the waiting room.
A women's restroom, men's restroom, bus-line baggage room and several offices complete the facilities of the ground floor.
The second floor is occupied by the general superintendent and staff, division freight agent, engineer, communications operator and others. Here, too, are lounging and sleeping quarters with bath and toilet facilities for railroad personnel.
Air conditioning was a future project to be done after the war.
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