Former British Bank of North America

HSMBC Plaque Location

 

St. John's, Newfoundland

Owner/Administrator

 

Date Designated:  1991

Plaque Status: Plaqued in 2001

Reason for Designation

 Fine example of Italianate style, 1848-50

 

Other Info

 

GPS coordinates: 47 degrees 33'56.69" N,52 degrees 42'23.47" W

 

 

 Plaque Text

 

FORMER BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA

LANCIENNE BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA

 

This Italianate style building recalls the evolution of banking in Newfoundland.  Designed by Halifax architect David Stirling for the Bank of British North America, it opened in 1850 at a time when British investors controlled banking in the colony.  Subsequent local ownership by the Commercial Bank (1857-1894) and the Savings Bank (1897-1962) points to a long and vibrant period when Newfoundland investors shaped the colonys financial institutions.  The Bank of Montreal then operated here until 1985, bringing to a close the buildings remarkable 135-year history as a bank.

 

Cet édifice de style à litalienne rappelle lévolution de lactivité bancaire à Terre-Neuve. Conçu par larchitecte David Stirling de Halifax pour la Bank of British North America, limmeuble a ouvert ses portes en 1850, époque où les investisseurs britanniques contrôlaient les banques de la colonie. Accueillant ensuite des banques locales, la Commercial Bank ( 1857-1894) et la Savings Bank (1897-1962), il illustre la longue quête des investisseurs terre-neuviens pour façonner leurs propres institutions financières. La Banque de Montréal occupa enfin les lieux jusquen 1985, complétant les 135 années de son histoire bancaire.

 

 

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