A modest wood-frame station building and stub track terminal was constructed east of the mainline at the corner of Church Street and Benson Avenue.

[1]: 14–15 [3] In early 1919 an agreement was made between the North Shore Line, Northwestern "L", and Milwaukee Road for the long sought-after service into downtown Chicago.

New platforms on the elevated embankment were constructed to allow passengers to access North Shore trains since the at-grade terminal could not be reconfigured for through service.

Stucco additions to Church Street's station building gave the impression of a more substantial structure with increased floor area and an updated ornamental Mediterranean Revival facade.

[1]: 34 The next change to the station would occur in 1928 when Chicago Rapid Transit, the Nortwestern's successor, began elevating the remainder of the line from University Place to the North Shore Channel.