The hotel is a building dating from 1915, and is located in the Crossroads Arts District.

[1] It is currently vacant, sold on the Jackson County Courthouse steps, and is possibly at risk of demolition.

The hotel, in 1991, was the setting for exterior shots in the Ministry music video for Just One Fix.

The music video focused on heavy opiate drug use and featured author William S. Burroughs as guest vocalist.

This article about a property in Kansas City, Missouri on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.