In 2006, the station was rebuilt for accessibility and a parking garage built as part of an adjacent transit-oriented development.

The three stations were built in largely unoccupied areas of Newton, and the attractive architecture was intended to bring in new residents who would become paying customers of the railroad.

[1] By this time, Richardson was in failing health; his successors Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge may have done most of the design work.

Construction by the Norcross Brothers firm began in June 1886 – two months after Richardson's death –and finished that September.

[1] Similar to the other stations on the line, it was built in the heavy stone Richardsonian Romanesque style with a dominant roofline.

[3] The line was quickly converted for trolley service, with bare platforms and small shelters at each station.