[2] Built between 1909 and 1910,[3][4][5] this historic structure was designed in the Italianate style by prominent Harrisburg architect Charles Howard Lloyd.

Reminiscent of the Chicago school-era of early skyscrapers, Lloyd's design was heavily influenced by the work of architect Daniel H.

The front, which housed the offices of the Harrisburg newspaper that gave the building its name, was a seven-story steel frame structure with light brick walls and concrete floors that were covered with hardwood.

It featured large open spaces with wooden trusses that supported the roof and offered access to a freight elevator.

The building site had previously been home to the Shakespeare Hall, an 1822 structure that had been designed by John Wyeth and used by the Harrisburg Telegraph's staff.