It is nearly identical in plan and dimensions to the Laurel, Maryland station Baldwin designed, also built in 1884, although the rooflines and settings are quite different.

[9] About 90 feet to the east of the station is the freight shed or loading dock, a brick structure about 45 ft × 20 ft. Its north and south facades are divided into six panels with a door in the second and fifth bays on both sides.

A modern parking garage and pedestrian overpass can be found on the opposite side of South Summit Avenue.

[12] The Gaithersburg Community Museum is located in the restored 1884 B&O Railroad Station complex, and includes the freight house, a history park and a caboose.

The Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad steam locomotive Consolidation #14,[13] along with a caboose and a Budd RDC are on display in front of the freight shed.