The Sheboygan Press building was constructed in 1924 as the new home of The Sheboygan Press newspaper, which enjoyed considerable popularity and success in Sheboygan throughout the twentieth century. The building was designed by architect Edward Juul and is an example of an eclectic application of the Twentieth Century Commercial architectural style displaying characteristic features of other styles popular during the period, a blending of traditional and classical architectural elements with modern architectural design and materials.

The Sheboygan Press, established in 1907, grew to be the largest local newspaper in the city by the late 1910s, which it remains to this day. The paper became Sheboygan’s only daily newspaper in 1921 and the only newspaper in the city by 1927. Its reputation for dependable journalism and good editing led it to become the newspaper of record for the state of Wisconsin from 1933 to 1941. The Sheboygan Press is still in operation to this day, in print and online, although they moved out of the building in the fall of 2019.

For much of its history, The Sheboygan Press was edited and operated by Charles E. Broughton. Broughton moved to Sheboygan to work as an editor at the paper in 1908 and eventually became president of the company. Besides being a prominent and influential citizen of Sheboygan as the editor of its only newspaper, Broughton was also active politically, supporting progressive New Deal policies and environmental conservation in Wisconsin.