The building is located on the south side of Minnesota State Highway 61 near the west bank of the Cross River.

[2] In 1921, Horace T. Stickney (1885–1983) purchased a 13-acre (5.3 ha) parcel of land along the Cross River in Schroeder from Hedley Redmyer.

At the time of the purchase, the property included the Schroeder Lumber Company Bunkhouse, the logging superintendent's house, a shed, and an office building.

[2] After the fire, local artisans and an unnamed architect helped Stickney build a new structure featuring prominent, half-timbered gables.

On June 6, 1929, the Cook County News Herald reported that the Stickney Inn featured bedrooms and a large dining room as well as a confectionary and store.

[2] The inn served as a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) winter headquarters for workers who arrived on the North Shore in 1933.

[2] In the early 1950s, the Erie Mining Company started construction of a taconite loading facility 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Lamb's Resort.

[2] The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) purchased and condemned the inn and store in preparation for highway repairs and bridge replacement in 1998.