[2][5] According to a photograph dated December 21, 1927, held by the Library of Congress as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey collection (labeled "Stevens Commercial Photographers"), the building was designed by architects Sutton & Whitney[3] and Lee Thomas, and was built by Robertson Hay & Wallace general contractors.

[4] Weatherly's creamery business started with a second-hand freezer in a small candy shop in 1890 and grew to produce an estimated 90% of Oregon ice cream sales.

[8] The building helped develop the so-called "uptown district"[8] and had an ice cream shop on its ground floor.

[5] The Weatherly building has Romanesque brick and terra cotta embellishments, including an arcade of arches near the roof.

[2][3] Tenants of the Weatherly have included Burns Bros. Inc., Kerr Violin Shop, Bank of America,[10] Aqua Terra couples massage,[11] Grand Jete Café, the Portland Running Company, Lensbaby, Stand for Children,[12] Archscape Architecture.