[2] The building is composed of steel frame construction with stone and decorative terra cotta facing materials.

The building's sense of height is highlighted by recessing the spandrel panels between the floors and behind the vertical piers.

[5] The lobby walls were faced with Alabama marble that is swirled in pinks, and it featured bronze and copper doors.

Figge and his wife Elizabeth, who was Henry Kahl's daughter, donated the building to the Scott Community College Foundation, which used it for academic purposes.

[10] It preserved the building's original gold elevators, marble floors, handcrafted plasterwork, and detailed artwork.

It hosted the Winter Dance Party in 1959 that included Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens before their deaths five days later in an airplane crash outside of Clear Lake, Iowa.

The Kahl Building's renovation includes the Capitol Theatre whose planned use will be for small concerts, plays, comedians, and movies.

[11] A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on July 12, and the first concert in venue by Blackberry Smoke is scheduled on September 29, 2023.