La Rivière Canadian Pacific Railway Station

• the complex massing composed of a two-storey rectangular block under a mansard roof, a one-storey hip-roofed extension to one side and a long narrow shed-roofed extension at the rear
• the prominent roof features, including shed dormers, eaves along the platform side extended into a sheltering canopy supported by sturdy graceful brackets and wood shingles
• the durable wood-frame construction and standard materials, such as horizontal wood siding trimmed with plain corner boards painted in authentic CPR colours
• the abundant fenestration highlighted by the projecting telegraph bay lined with windows, the glazed panel and transom enhancing the main entrance, a ribbon of small windows over the platform freight door, and various tall rectangular sash openings with multi-paned uppers, all in plain wood surrounds in contrasting dark and light paint colours
• the large freight room doors, both of vertical planking, including the sliding X-braced platform door and the double-hinged end door
• details such as the painted plank 'La Riviere' sign at one end, the name 'LA RIVIERE.' painted on the mansard roof at the opposite end, etc.

Key elements that define the station's interior heritage character include:

• the elongated rectangular plan encompassing an office and work area set between the waiting and freight rooms, and the agent's residence in the rear extension and on the second floor
• the freight room's high ceilings, visible structural elements, locked storage area, various storage shelves, etc.
• the spacious but plainly finished waiting room with painted wood floors, a wicket and shelf for ticket purchases, etc.
• the functionally arranged office area, including the agent's workstation in the telegraph bay with a clear view of the platform and close access to the wicket with its service window and built-in drawer
• the two-level residence accessed from either the office or a rear entrance and by stairways off the rear extension and the freight room
• the utilitarian materials, finishes and details, including the painted wood doors, trim and flooring, the upper-floor windows, the exposed plumbing and electrical conduits, the radiators, etc.