[5] Built in 1904, by renowned architect Albert B. Groves, the building was originally a factory for the Brown Shoe Company, based in St.

[4] The site has been recognized as a testament to Grove's architectural expertise in the principles of factory design, namely technical advances in layout planning, operational efficiency, and employee safety.

[9] On October 20, 1980, the building was formally added to the National Register of Historic Places after being petitioned by Allen Market Lane Apartments.

The Homes-Take factory was originally designed to be a four-story, rectangular red brick building, measuring sixty by three hundred feet.

[2] As part of the restoration of the building, Allen Market Lane Apartments installed historically-correct, single hung Quaker windows.

[2] Preserving the windows was a necessary element of the process of obtaining and maintaining government approval of the building onto the National Register of Historic Places.