Nobody denied that the finished Oregon Electric Station was worth waiting for. The building is still considered an impressive structure. Because of its historical significance, law requires that the building remain in good condition and in its original character.

The building was designed by A.E. Doyle, of the Portland firm Doyle, Patterson and Beach. Mr. Doyle was Oregon's best-known architect between 1908 and 1928, and his design for the " was as enthusiastically received as were his designs for the celebrated Benson Hotel in Portland, the Northwest National Bank Building, and many others.

The building was designed in the flamboyant Georgian Revival style; a basic rectangular plan with symmetrical facades, hipped roofs with surrounding balustrades, eves detailed as classical cornices, and Palladian windows. Mr. Doyle's personal flair called for copper clad iron marquees over the south side entrances, stone lintels over windows on the depot wings, stone voussoirs around arch openings and detailed wood balustrades mounted above the wooden cornices that crowned the entire building. The floor was done in marble terrazzo.

 

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The Oregon Electric brought more than just competition to the Willamette Valley. It stimulated the local economy and made Eugene easily accessible to thousands. It helped change the social landscape and settlement patterns of the area by promoting migration and various land schemes. Some towns it helped build, others it isolated.

For Eugene, the Oregon Electric Station was the symbol of cultural evolution. John Phillip Sousa ("The March King" after whom the Sousaphone was named) and his marching band enjoyed a brief stopover there. Sousa, of course, is best known for his march "The Stars and Stripes Forever." On the other side of the musical coin, Ignace Jan Paderwski, a renowned pianist and composer of the era, also visited the station.