[1][2] Designed by the Department of Public Works, the building was the major and coordinating fire station for the Brisbane northside area.

[1] The costs of the construction of the fire stations at Albion and South Brisbane was unable to be funded by the Queensland Treasury and a loan from the Commonwealth Bank was negotiated.

[1] The original drawings for the former Albion Fire Station have not been located, but the annual report for the Department of Public Works (year ended 1926) recorded that the building was to be constructed of brick and concrete and accommodate the brigade facilities on the ground floor.

These facilities included garage space for two fire engines with a repair shop and pit at the rear and an access yard at the back.

The fabric of the building has been altered to accommodate these uses but the earlier arrangement of spaces as a fire station can be clearly read and appreciated.

[3] A substantial two-storey red and orange face brick building, the former Albion Fire Station stands in a suburban garden setting south of the corner of Bridge and Merehaye Streets, Albion overlooking the Brisbane-Sandgate railway line and directly opposite the road overbridge connecting Hudson Road and Bridge Street.

[1] The main elevation faces east onto Bridge Street and is symmetrical about a recessed parapeted central bay that contains two large arched entrances to the ground floor distinguished by decorative surrounds and infilled with glazing and two deep open porches to the upper level.

[1] A foundation stone recording the dedication of the building is set into the plinth of the south bay of the main elevation.

The pillared loggia is reached by a flight of wide concrete steps from the garden and forms the main entrance to the south side of the upper level.

The bays of windows to the north and west at the northwest corner are sheltered by plain timber framed hoods.

[1] The main entrance to the ground floor opens into a large central space which continues through a narrowed corridor to the rear timber bi-fold doors.

[1] Stairwells to the north and south arrive at the upper level that is a mirror image of spaces about a central dividing wall running east–west.

This main dividing wall is cut through at its east and west ends to provide access between the two halves of the floor.

The deep open porches to the centre of the east side offer a prospect over the railway line to the suburb of Albion beyond.

The adjacent property to the corner of Merehaye and Bridge Streets accommodates a dirt carpark used by the tenants of the building.

[1] The former Albion Fire Station was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 February 2003 having satisfied the following criteria.

The former Albion Fire Station, with its associated grounds, has aesthetic and architectural significance as a substantial, robust civic building.

A landmark building, thoughtfully designed and distinguished by finely detailed brickwork, it has a dramatic presence on Bridge Street, a busy thoroughfare through the northside of Brisbane.

[1] The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.