The visitor information room was financed by a donation from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper.

The building was altered in 1931 by Thomas Chalmers Vint to be the park superintendent's residence,[2] superseded as headquarters by the Grand Canyon Park Operations Building[3] It is included in the Grand Canyon Village National Historic Landmark District.

When it was converted to a residence in 1931 it was enlarged in a sympathetic manner, retaining its original design vocabulary.

The downstairs features a family room with another stone fireplace, formerly the visitor information office.

There remainder of the lower level is occupied by a variety of rooms and winding corridors that connect to a two-car garage.