the building and was built in 1910, a period when nearby main street was heavily developed with such apartment blocks. the developer who headed the development was frank dunlap, a major real estate developer in the city, and it was built and designed by the firm of j. e. angers and brother, a construction firm run by french-canadian immigrants. dunlap and the angers collaborated on a number of projects in the city. early residents of the building were predominantly american-born, but by 1930 the demographics had changed to predominantly immigrant families. the building was damaged in ]]2011 springfield tornado]], suffering interior water penetration and damage to its parapet; these were fixed during the 2014 rehabilitation.