These walls were lined with windows to provide light and ventilation, the latter were essential to cope with torrid Oklahoma summers in an era when hardly any large buildings had air conditioning.

It was built in Sullivanesque architectural style, with two-story columns flanking the entrance and a second floor cornice with dentils.

[3] By 1911, Manhattan Construction was already 15 years old, and had completed several notable buildings in Oklahoma, including: It is one of five skyscraper buildings, ranging from five to ten stories tall, built in 1910–1912 and included in the Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers Thematic Resources study.

[4] The others are: The building was designed by Charles H. Sudhaelter and Co. whose work echoed the style of famous architect, Louis Henri Sullivan.

He not only enlarged the first floor, but also topped the structure with a rotating electric sign that reached three stories above the roof.