[2] The brick facade is unusual in south Florida, most buildings there are constructed of poured concrete or hollow clay tile.

[2] It is a rectangular building that faces west with five storefronts, separated by brick pilasters that have large plate glass windows.

[3] It was built by Thomas Bryan after the 1912 fire in downtown Fort Lauderdale and it is the least altered building of its era in the area.

[2] Thomas was the son of Nathaniel Bryan who supervised construction of the extension of Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway from West Palm Beach to Miami.

[2] The law offices of attorney and City Judge Ennis Shepherd occupied a portion of the ground floor from 1947 to the early 1900s.