The hotel was designed as a tri-part structure, including a base, shaft, and capital, and is divided by the use of white terracotta.

[3] Following major renovations over the course of 2018 and 2019, the hotel is planned to debut in August 2020 as Le Méridien St. Louis Downtown.

Plans for the hotel give credit to Harry F. Roach, while building permits list the architect as Albert B.

In 1996, the hotel was sold for $4.3 million to Bray & Gillespie LLC, which operated it under the Crowne Plaza brand.

[6] Hawkeye has been conducting a major renovation of the hotel throughout 2018 and 2019, and will introduce Marriott's Le Méridien brand in St. Louis upon completion in August 2020.