[5] Upon opening, the building was marketed as "California's largest popular priced furniture store.

"[6] In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Barker Brothers Building listed as a contributing property in the district.

[2][4][7] Barker Brothers Building is made of steel, concrete, and brick with a pressed-brick facade.

The United States Department of the Interior described the building as "plain but restorable" when they included it as a contributing property in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District.

[1][4] The building's interior features dark wood flooring and a grand stairway with large-scale archways and wooden columns.