The concrete and stucco building was designed by the Boston firm of Coolidge & Carlson.

[2] The structure was one of about 10 Colonial Oil stations built with a golden dome to resemble the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill.

The pumping bay was enclosed in glass, making it into an integral part of the interior space.

[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, at which time it was one of four surviving Colonial Oil filling stations.

[5] Three other domed former Colonial Oil stations remain in Woburn, Malden, and Boston.