In January 1914, L. E. Jenkins bought the lot at the corner of Mill and Pearl Streets, began construction on the building in February, and hired J. M. Lail as contractor. According to the Bayfield Blade, Jenkins had moved into his new building, the Bayfield Drug Store, by July 1914. In the late 1930s, D. L. Wells built an addition on the north side of the original structure to house the meat locker and creamery of his grocery business. The building later served as the Bayfield Town Hall from June 1978 to September 2008.