Integrity

The building remains on its original site and appears in good structural condition. Five major additions were undertaken. All were carried out in an extremely sensitive manner and thus did not negatively affect the original design. In 1913, Winnipeg architects Jordan and Over (14) designed a seven-story addition costing a half-million dollars. Located on the original buildingís north end, it ran along Rorie Street to McDermot Avenue. Three years later, the firm devised a three-story addition to the 1913 section (which greatly increased the size of the trading room). In 1922, the pair added three stories to the original building was made to the roof to facilitate grain inspection and, in 1928, architect W. Davis designed a $400,000 addition to the northeast corner of the building.

Streetscape

The Grain Exchange Building is surrounded by other large structures of both similar and later vintages. Its ornamentation, design and scale are compatible with the neighbourhood.