The bi-national nature of these two villages has always presented border security challenges, and in recent years local residents have been prohibited from moving freely from one side to the other.

Prior to the September 11 attacks, anyone could enter the United States using any of the roads, as long as they then proceeded directly to the nearest port of entry to report.

A metal porte-cochere extends across two lanes, diverted from the roadway for the processing of incoming vehicles.

Due to a decrease in the use of the crossing, only the southern part of the main building is used for customs and immigration; the northern portion now houses the local post office.

It is one of several standardized inspection station layouts developed by the United States Treasury Department, and was the largest and most architecturally sophisticated of those built in Vermont in the 1930s.

The principal alterations to the building have been to the northern half of the ground floor, to accommodate the new use as a post office.

[2] Prior to 1932, U.S. Customs operated out of an office in a hotel that was located adjacent to the current border station.