▁to ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁several ▁times . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁St ine ▁had ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁small ▁fortune . ▁He ▁moved ▁his ▁small ▁shop ▁off ▁his ▁lot ▁and ▁began ▁construct ing ▁a ▁ 3 - story ▁brick ▁building . ▁First ▁conce ived ▁as ▁an ▁office ▁building , ▁the ▁plans ▁soon ▁changed ▁into ▁a ▁hotel . ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁built ▁of ▁br icks ▁fired ▁in ▁West on , ▁Oregon , ▁l ime ▁mort ar ▁sh ipped ▁from ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁most ▁exp ens ively , ▁the ▁windows ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁around ▁Cape ▁Horn . ▁Open ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁the ▁St ine ▁House ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ 3 - story ▁brick ▁building ▁in ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁and ▁with ▁ 5 0 ▁rooms ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁hotel ▁in ▁Washington ▁Territ ory . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁a ▁simple ▁Italian ate ▁style , ▁with ▁cor bel ▁window ▁arch es ▁( which ▁are ▁still ▁ext ant ▁on ▁the ▁building ' s ▁east ▁fac ade ), ▁a ▁ground ▁floor ▁ar cade ▁and ▁a ▁wooden ▁cor nice ; ▁a ▁wooden ▁bal con y ▁wrapped ▁around ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁above ▁the ▁first ▁floor . ▁Although ▁St ine ▁built ▁it ▁and ▁named ▁it ▁after ▁himself , ▁he ▁never ▁operated ▁the ▁hotel , ▁opt ing ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁black sm ith ▁business ▁at ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁Rose ▁Stre ets ▁until ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁He