Sitting on historic waterfront property, the building overlooks the Cotton Exchange and Cape Fear Community College to the north, USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial and Cape Fear to the west, Riverfront Park and Chandlers Wharf to the south and Wilmington Downtown including its Courthouse to the east.

The previous structure was owned by the 'Cape Fear Club for Men' according to a bronze plaque fixed to the building's front.

[7] The Kentucky Blue Stone was supplied by the Rowan County Freestone Co.[7] It was designed by Wilmington native Kenneth M. Murchison of New York.

[10] The Murchison is near the northern terminus of Wilmington's Riverwalk,[11][12] a historic waterfront pedestrian stroll among buildings and businesses that front the Cape Fear River.

Wilmington's downtown riverfront district contains restaurants, cafes, historic buildings, art galleries, antique shops, pubs, nightclubs, music clubs.

The ship is viewable in aerial photography of the area, e.g. Google Earth and can serve as a landmark when pinpointing the building from them.

Business occupants now include The Upper Room Barbershop (http://theupperoombarbershop.com) on the 5th floor, Atlantic Shopper, the headquarters for state and national-level politicians, a legal-aid agency, a radio station, web and logo design services, engineers and architects.