When Lucy hosts overnight guests, it will actually not be the first time the giant elephant has been inhabited by humans, though it’s been a while.

During one quirky chapter of her storied past, a family of six rented Lucy as their home in 1902. They constructed a second floor within the elephant’s wooden frame, and installed a kitchen and a parlor, according to Jeremy Bingaman, Lucy the Elephant’s educational director. A bathroom was built in the cove of her right shoulder.

The second floor has been removed, and Lucy has no running water, but a white claw-foot tub remains in the tiny bathroom.

Lucy will be available to rent from Mr. Helfant, the Airbnb host, on three days next month, for two guests a night. A staff member and a security guard will be on hand in the nearby gift shop. And a mobile trailer will be positioned at Lucy’s feet to satisfy guests’ toiletry needs.

For now, it’s a three-day offering, but Mr. Helfant said he was open to an extended run.

“When you work for a 90-ton, 138-year-old elephant, nothing is off the table,” he said.

The $138 rental price is a nod to Lucy’s age. Mr. Helfant said the main goal was not rental income, but the power of Airbnb’s global advertising.