Although the first story has a square floorplan, the remaining floors have E-shaped layouts, originally allowing all of the 135 guest rooms to have exterior walls and windows.

The sides and back of the hotel reveal the exposed concrete infrastructure with a red brick infill,[2] which has since been stained to match the front.

[3] The hotel structure was built in 1923 by Charles H. Townsend, a prominent local settler and businessman, and was designed by architects Garbutt, Weidner & Sweeney.

A substantial addition was built on the building's north side, with a mixed brick scheme echoing that of the hotel's façade.

[6] Remaining from the hotel's glory days, the lobby's original marble staircase is still intact, although it simply stops at the ceiling.