The virtually intact brick building is a good example of an Arcaded Block, a popular commercial building type during the early decades of the 20th century.  The building functioned as a bank until 1951, and for many years it housed a flower shop.

Ben and Alyce Fujii restored the building and returned it to use as a bank.  Belinda Zink, the restoration architect, believed the building would have ended up in a landfill if not for SHF grants of nearly $110,000 and $333,000 in matching funds from the Alamosa Uptown & River Association.  These funds covered masonry work, replacing the roof and parapets, and repairing and repainting the doors and recessed arched windows.  A 1930s flood stained the light brick and sandstone, which were cleaned and repaired during restoration.