Originally built between 1885 and 1890, the building was made to look more 'modern' at some point in the mid-1900's with the addition of a new façade. This flat brick shopfront closes in what used to be an open verandah on the upper storey (the original outside skin of the building can be seen through the upper windows). The building was originally built as a boarding house and the establishment's name, "Schaffer's Boarding House", appeared on the arc across the roof which can still be seen today. It was later turned into a coffee house and was known as "The Central Coffee Palace".
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