Located at 1502 Randolph Street in Detroit, the C. J. Netting Company Building was designed by B. C. Wetzel & Co. and was featured in the Jun. 26, 1921, edition of the Detroit Free Press. The newspaper described the building as Spanish in architectural character, drawing particular attention to its handsome carved-stone entrance.

The three-story commercial building features light orange brick on its upper floors, a stone first story, and decorative details including an arched entrance framed by rope moldings and lion motifs in the spandrels. The interior was designed to showcase the company's products in a series of individually styled showrooms. Designed by George Ainsworth, the rooms included Italian, early English, fifteenth-century, and Swedish interiors, each with its own distinctive treatment.

The property's documented history begins in 1909, when Charles Geist, an undertaker, purchased Lot 89 of Houghton's Subdivision and operated his business at this address. In 1925, Mrs. Geist sold the property to C. J. Netting Company. Conrad John Netting, born in Germany, dealt in gas and electric lighting fixtures, mantels, tiling, and grates. The company encountered financial difficulties during the Great Depression, and the bank foreclosed on the building in 1934.

The 1988 Madison-Harmonie Historic District report notes that the building may incorporate an older structure, as no original building permit could be located. It documents changes to the storefront windows in 1923 and additions in 1921 and 1925. The building received local historic designation on May 16, 1988, as part of the Madison-Harmonie Historic District.