The Flour and Grain Exchange Building was built from 1891 to 1893[1] for its original occupant, the Boston Chamber of Commerce on land donated for that purpose by Henry Melville Whitney.

Triangular attic dormers topped by crocket finials at the turret give a crown-like aspect[4] to the conical roof.

[3] A plaque in the building commemorates its hosting of the 5th International Congress of Chambers of Commerce and of Commercial and Industrial Associations in 1912, attended by American President William Howard Taft and delegates from fifty-five countries.

[4] A restoration of the Flour and Grain Exchange Building façade was undertaken in 1988 by The Beal Companies.

[8] Other organizations which have occupied the building in the 21st century include Perry Dean Rogers Architects,[4] Global Rescue, International Specialists, Inc. and the Beal Companies.