This commercial building was built in 1857 by Israel Mylar and John Miller. Alexander Bowie was a Canadian of Scottish origin who ran a bakery in the building that supplied bread for the Plaza Hotel. The original ovens are still intact in the back wall of the building. The building was altered in the 1890’s. Alterations include replacement windows and re-cladding the shed roof from tin to composition shingles. The brackets below the coping have been removed.

The building is a Western False Front style. It has a wood framed structural system with a concrete foundation. The exterior is covered with horizontal wood siding at the front, and board-and-batten siding at the side elevations. A moderately pitched front gabled roof, covered with composition shingles shelters the building. The roof is hidden behind the rectangular false front parapet. A full width dropped secondary shed roof clad with composition material is located over the primary front entrance. The roof is supported by rectangular wood posts and held up by metal rods that connect from the second story to the shed roof. The recessed main entry consists of a single wood door with a transom. There are fixed wood sash display windows, with smaller wood sash windows above.

The building was constructed up to the property line with the northwest elevation abutting against the adjacent building. A folk single-family residence with Craftsman alterations is located behind this building.

The building has been used for several commercial purposes including antique stores and gift shops. Today the building owner/proprietor runs Mrs. B’s Z Place selling vintage clothing, jewelry, specialty gifts and collectibles.

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