[3] It is known locally for the large painted sign on the north side of the building depicting the Bix 7 Road Race.

The building was rebuilt in 1901 to replace the original 1893 structure that was destroyed by fire, and was commissioned by sisters Margaret and Rebecca Renwick.

It is frequently (but wrongly) attributed to their brother William Renwick, who was a prosperous area industrialist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The brick façade acts as the building's skin around the steel frame, which supports the structure.

Romanesque Revival arched windows in a tri-partite configuration line the fourth floor on the facade, and the building is topped with a heavy ornate cornice.