The Clinton architectural firm of John Morrell & Son designed the building in the Chicago School style.

[3] At one time the building housed a J. C. Penney store and a Walgreens.

[4] The upper floors of the building housed professional offices.

The building was already deteriorating when the Jacobsen Group bought it in 1998, and they stabilized the structure.

[4] Concurrently with the building renovation it continues to house commercial businesses.