The Union Hotel was built in 1908 to serve travelers to the city. The four-story building is located across the street from Union Station and offered rooms to frequent rail travelers for only $2 per night, even as late as the 1960s. The original owner was P.C. Steele, but a group of bond holders took over control of the building in 1926. The hotel was leased for two years to C.W. Tucker from 1932 to 1934, but because of the onset of the Great Depression, he was unable to keep the hotel afloat. A couple with the last name Williams took over the store in 1934 and operated a restaurant on the first floor, helping keep the business profitable. The Williams left the property after World War II but re-acquired it in 1955, operating the hotel until it closed on December 18, 1973 In 1979 the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places individually and as a contributing property to the Meridian Depot Historic District. After being sold in 1981 by the Williams family, the hotel was later converted into downtown apartments. When the Depot Historic District was combined with the Urban Center Historic District as the Meridian Downtown Historic District in 2007, the hotel was listed as a contributing property to the latter.