[3] After a historic restoration in the early 2000s, the building is now used for Mayer Unified School District administrative offices and as a Sheriff's substation.

It has a prominent entrance on the north side featuring double doors with sidelights and a transom in an elaborate arched opening.

The building had coal-fired heating, a ventilation system, electric lights, and initially served eighty students in four classrooms.

[3] The 1930s brought the addition of an outdoor basketball court built by the Yavapai County highway department and saw the building used for town entertainment as weekly movies were shown in the large second floor.

The school district initiated the process for listing the building by commissioning an assessment by architects Gerald A. Doyle & Associates.

The report documented original features including floors, stairs, brickwork, window and door frames, ceilings, interior walls, chair rails, picture moldings, slate chalkboards, light fixtures, and the school bell.

[5] A 2003 $22,000 grant from the State Historic Preservation Office funded replacement of the roof and repair of the chimney and windows.

This phase of the restoration, which was delayed due to the discovery of asbestos and the difficulty in finding historically accurate bricks to repair the chimney, was completed in 2005.

Renovation plans were updated since some current building codes were no longer applicable to a historic structure.

[12] In 2013 the ground floor was leased for $1000 per month for five years to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office as the Mayer substation.