[1] The United States station is located on the northwest side of Route 147, on a triangular parcel bounded by the border, the road, and the railroad tracks.

The front facade of the building is five bays wide, and basically symmetrical, with two sash windows on either side of the entrance.

The wings are wood-framed and clad in vinyl siding; that on the left was originally used for customs inspections, but has been converted entirely into office space.

[2] The station was built in 1933 as part of a major program to improve the nation's border security, brought on by more widespread use of the automobile for travel, smuggling that had increased by Prohibition, and illegal immigration.

The conversion of the customs bays to offices was an early alteration, and the port-cochere is a stylistically sympathetic replacement, built to meet requirements for handling higher-clearance vehicles than the original.

Rue Principale in Quebec became Nelson Road in the United States, which winds its way just south of the US station.