Hotel Fort Garry
222 Broadway

Although complete in 1913, the Fort Garry Hotel is still a vestige of the Victorian period. The hotel also possesses all of the elements of the Chateau style, the most obvious being the steep roof lines, expansive wall surfaces and turrets. Originally planned as having ten stories, the hotel was to be named the 'Selkirk". However, four more floors were added before its completion, making it one of the most monumental hotels in Western Canada so, the name was changed.

The hotel has a steel frame resting upon a foundation of gray granite. The design contains massive walls of Indiana buff limestone, a massive chimney, a small rounded turret and large basket-handle arches.

Renovation has been extensive throughout the building. All 265 guest rooms and private dining rooms have undergone modernization. The most extensive alterations took place in 1929 when modern bathrooms, shower facilities and telephone service were installed.

Winnipeg's Fort Garry is still one of the city's finest hotels. Maintained in the grandest tradition, the building still reflects its early Canadian heritage. It remains an enduring symbol of a late Victorian notion of a national architectural sediment.