[2] The site was formerly occupied by the Glennon Hotel, in which Harry S. Truman operated a haberdashery shop.

[2] That hotel was demolished, and the Phillips was constructed at a cost of $1.6 million, opening in February 1931.

The Phillips was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

[3] The lobby contains an eleven-foot sculpture of the Goddess of Dawn, created in 1931 by Kansas City sculptor Jorgen Dreyer.

[4] In October 2015, it was announced that The Phillips was purchased by Arbor Lodging Partners.