It is a two-story brick structure, with a hip roof and a tall hose-drying tower at its northeast corner.

The building is architecturally eclectic, exhibiting a mixture of Revival styles popular in the late 19th century.

[2] Southbridge's fire services began with a tub engine owned by the Hamilton Woolen Mill Company, the city's dominant business.

[2] This station was designed by Worcester architect George H. Clemence, whose previous commissions included some of that city's fire houses.

Clemence is also credited with other designs in Southbridge, where was known to maintain an office, but the bulk of his best-known work is in Worcester.