The building initially housed the automobile dealership of Stuber–Stone & Company, who sold Columbia Motors (founded in Detroit by William E. Metzger) and Abbott-Detroit cars.

A series of other automobile dealers and parts suppliers occupied portions of the building into the 1940s.

The upper panel in the central bay of the building contains a circular medallion in the shape of a wheel, with a Stuber–Stone & Co. name plate.

Each pier separating the bays is topped with a lion figurine perched on its hind legs and holding a shield.

The main facade's design wraps around onto some of the right-hand elevation; the remainder of the building exterior is industrial in character.