The overall design was neoclassical, but with red brick cladding, and tall arched windows looking out from the top floor.

[3] The ballroom hosted the performing arts and lectures, with some notable appearances by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Marcus Garvey, and George Washington Carver.

[2] Due to financial difficulties, the Knights of Pythias were forced to sell the temple to Ben Ackerman in 1946.

Local preservationists secured an injunction to force Union Bankers to uncover the old name displayed on the facade.

[6] In 2017, a consortium of developers announced a plan to redevelop the block, including a restoration of the red brick cladding of the Knights of Pythias Temple.