[1][2] Benjamin A. Rogers and his sons came to Florence in 1894 during a boom in the local economy driven by the construction of a canal to bypass the Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee River.

They erected the current two-story building, which was expanded to three stories and partially rebuilt after a fire in 1946.

The rear of the building, separated from a parking garage by a narrow alley, retains its original brick, with evidence of arched window openings on the two lower floors, along with twin chimneys.

Each bay is recessed, and contains three-part windows with a central casement surrounded by fixed panels.

In the center of the front façade and twice on the side, a further recessed bay is flanked by panels that project further above the roofline.