The previous building on the site was shorter, but in the same shape, and it was called the Coffin Block.
The current building was designed by architect David Roberts Jr. and originally cost $18,000 to construct for distiller George Gooderham Sr. (
1830–1905), a son of the Gooderham and Worts distillery's founder, William Gooderham.
The building served as the office of the Gooderham and Worts distillery until 1952, and it was sold by the Gooderham family in 1957.

Bought in 1975 and saved (and partially restored) by David Walsh and Robert Phillips, further restoration took place in 1998 by owners Michael and Anne Tippin.
The building was designated a historic site under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1975, then the Ontario Heritage Foundation attained a Heritage Easement in 1977.
It was subsequently owned and managed by the Woodcliffe Corporation.

On 12 October 2011, the Woodcliffe Corporation announced that it would be selling the building.
Previously, the building had sold for $10.1 million in 2005, and for $2.2 million in 1999.
The building is currently owned and managed by The Commercial Realty Group.
The previous building on the site was shorter, but in the same shape, and it was called the Coffin Block. The current building was designed by architect David Roberts Jr. and originally cost $18,000 to construct for distiller George Gooderham Sr. (1830–1905), a son of the Gooderham and Worts distillery's founder, William Gooderham. The building served as the office of the Gooderham and Worts distillery until 1952, and it was sold by the Gooderham family in 1957.
Bought in 1975 and saved (and partially restored) by David Walsh and Robert Phillips, further restoration took place in 1998 by owners Michael and Anne Tippin. The building was designated a historic site under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1975, then the Ontario Heritage Foundation attained a Heritage Easement in 1977. It was subsequently owned and managed by the Woodcliffe Corporation.
On 12 October 2011, the Woodcliffe Corporation announced that it would be selling the building. Previously, the building had sold for $10.1 million in 2005, and for $2.2 million in 1999. The building is currently owned and managed by The Commercial Realty Group.
Gooderham Building