Although he began to erect the present building in the following year, construction proceeded slowly; the resulting structure did not open for business until 1842.

By this time, the location had grown in importance: Carrollton had recently become the county seat of the newly created Carroll County, so residents of surrounding villages and townships had recently begun visiting on governmental and commercial business, while roads to cities such as Cleveland and Canton ran in front of Sinclair's property.

The building was acquired in 1876 by Daniel Van Horn, who quickly discovered it to be too small for his needs and agreed with local contractor John Byder to expand his premises.

The agreed construction was completed by the end of the year, and the old two-story building now rose three stories into the sky.

[1] The front and side of the building are divided into seven and eleven bays respectively on the second and third stories, while larger display windows occupy much of the first-story facades.