Designed by an unknown architect, it was built in 1885 and features cast-iron by Willamette Iron Works.

[2] In 1975, it was listed as a "primary landmark" in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nomination of the Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, the building's designation subsequently "translated" to "contributing property" under post-1970s NRHP terminology.

[3] The building's year of construction has been given alternatively as 1870, as opposed to 1885.

(The National Historic Landmark nomination form for the Skidmore/Old Town Historic District uses both dates for the building, in separate sections, without explanation – an inconsistency.

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