The building today is used for a restaurant and microbrewery called The Depot Craft Brewery Distillery The depot is a two-story rectangular brick building that has a variety of design styles.

The low-pitch hip roof is clad in red Spanish tiles.

[2] The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway, for the railroad development of Nevada, and for its distinctive architecture.

It was decided that the best plan was to build north to the Columbia River to service cattle ranches and farms in northeastern California and eastern Oregon.

The company decided to lay narrow-gauge track because it was cheaper than standard gauge construction.