It is a three-story commercial block that was designed by local architects William L. Steele and George Hilgers.

The structure was built for August Williges to house his fur manufacturing factory, salesroom, and storage facility.

The decorative terra cotta details on the main facade are Sullivanesque in style, which reflects Steele's association with Louis Sullivan from 1897 to 1900.

[2] Completed in 1930, it is one of the last commercial buildings constructed in the early Prairie School style in the United States, and Steele's last architectural commission in Sioux City.

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