Robert Tegler was a entrepreneur and businessman who came to Edmonton in the early 1900's. He saw ample opportunity in Edmonton and decided to erect the Tegler Building there. The building site was located at 10189 101 St NW. Herbert Alton Magoon was hired to design a six-storey building, 100 feet long, 70 feet wide and 80 feet high. Construction started in 1911 and was completed in early 1912. An expansion to The Tegler building was needed by 1913 and so Robert Tegler started construction on the third floor over top of the Edmonton Journal building.