1894 – Former Bank of Montreal, Victoria, British Columbia
Constructed as a branch of the Bank of Montreal, built in 1894 by Sir Francis Rattenbury.
Constructed as a branch of the Bank of Montreal, built in 1894 by Sir Francis Rattenbury.
Demolished in 1955.
An architectural competition was held to design a new assembly building for the province. Francis Rattenbury,
Designed by prominent architect Francis Mawson Rattenbury in 1907, this bank’s original palatial appearance, and Classical Beaux-Arts detailing was designed to inspire confidence in its customers.
Originally the Royal Bank had a second storey that was removed in a 1950s renovation.
The Union Bank, constructed in 1912 was designed in the style of the Chicago School,
Fine 1920s bank building in a stripped back classical style, with a large well-lit banking hall.
Built in the Gothic style of the thirteenth century to the design of J.C.M. Keith, who won an international competition in 1896.
During the late 1920s, Imperial Oil was massively expanding its operations through British Columbia, with Townley &
Constructed as a branch of the Bank of Toronto and now an art gallery. The building has a simplified,