Designed by Boise architects Tourtellotte & Hummel, it was constructed 95 years ago in 1930 in the style of Art Deco.

Known as Hotel Boise until 1976, the building is a contributing resource in the Boise Capitol Area District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 12, 1976.

[11] The building included 400 hotel rooms and ten apartments;[6] the commercial tenants included Leah's Corner Cupboard giftshop,[12] Veda Renfro's Artistic Beauty Salon,[13] Lee McClelland's Barber Shop,[14] the North American Automobile Association,[15] and the Hotel Boise Cab Company.

[17] Hotel Boise operated from 1930 until 1976, when it was sold to Hoff Companies, Inc.

Two years later the building was sold to EBCO Inc., and the Art Deco details were reinstalled.