In 1909, Moses J. Baum, a Mississippi-born merchant who specialised in women's garments, leased the land at the northeast corner of Grand and Robinson and built a five-story commercial building on the site.

The building was modeled after the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy.

[1] The building was completed in 1910, with the Baum company moving in on May 5, 1910.

[6][5] The beautiful and ornate building became a victim of urban renewal and I.M.

[5] This article about a building or structure in Oklahoma is a stub.