Though it seems out of place today, the depot was once the main arrival and departure point for travelers to Carson City. The V&T Railroad tracks led from Virginia City and came down Washington Street just north of the depot. The one-story, wood-frame building is a rectangle oriented so that its long north side faced the tracks. The gable roof faces Carson Street; on that side a shed roof protects what is now the main entrance to the building. With its board-and-batten siding and wide overhanging eaves supported by crossed diagonal brackets, the depot is a classic example of railroad architecture of the period. The structure served as the depot until the closing down of the V&T Railroad in 1950. The Masons have used the building since 1952.