Built in 1918 to a design by George H. Clemence, it is a distinctive local example of Renaissance Revival architecture.

It is a three-story masonry structure, built out of red brick and terracotta trim and set on a high foundation.

Its two main entrances face Waldo Street, set recessed in rounded arches surrounded by elaborate terracotta carvings; the north entrance is marked "Police" while the south one is marked "Courts".

A cornice separates the second and third floors, and the third-floor windows are set in groups in round-arch recesses.

[2] The station was built in 1918 to a design by local architect George H. Clemence, to replace the city's 1880s-era police headquarters.