In addition, there are three other buildings within Aurora that share the same architect, (the Old Second National Bank, the Healy Chapel, and the German-American Bank) making Aurora, Illinois the biggest collection of Elmslie's commercial buildings.

The Aurora Silverplate Company had previously occupied the building, but moved out onto another lot.

Furthermore, it is a contributing property to the Stolp Island Historic District, listed on September 10, 1986.

The four-story building features a ground floor dedicated to individual shops, each with a private entryway.

The upper three floors have identical exteriors with double hung windows between brick piers.

The building is built with brown glazed brick with flecks of iron, which provides some blue and green bits.