Its style had elements of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and, according to Restore Oregon, it was one of the city's most prominent buildings from the 1890s that was still extant in the 2010s.

[2] Originally serving as a club and office for the Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW) fraternal organization, within about 10 years it had been sold by that organization and renamed the Tourny Building, a mixed-use building that initially included apartments.

[5] The offices of the Oregon Historical Society were in the Tourny Building from 1913[6] until 1917,[7] and its museum was on the first floor.

[8] In 1941, the six-story building was sold to Gilbert Brothers, Inc.,[9] who opened a furniture store and warehouse in it.

[16] A campaign by the preservation organization Restore Oregon to save the AOUW building and the Hotel Albion was unsuccessful,[11] and the demolition permit was approved in the first months of 2017.