The building was designed by the firm of Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge and remodeled by Walker and Weeks in 1915.

It was converted to a Holiday Inn Express in 1999, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 2000.

[1] In January 2010, Rosetta, the largest independent interactive agency in America, announced plans to move into the Guardian Bank Building.

[2] In March 2012, developers announced plans to convert five stories into 85 apartments.

[3] Media related to Guardian Bank Building at Wikimedia Commons