Believed to have been built ca. 1867 and expanded in ca. 1895, the log building first served as a stage stop and by 1881 had evolved into a hotel, offering overnight accommodations and hot meals.  The pre-1880 log livery stable/blacksmith shop next door provided essential services for care, feeding, and storage of horses.  Together the hotel and livery stable are rare examples of Pioneer Log construction in Granite, which suffered three fires that destroyed much of its early commercial architecture.