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Building's name

Molson Bank

Location / address
278-288 Saint-Jacques Street

Near Metro station Place-d'Armes

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Borough Old Montreal
Arrondissement Ville-Marie
Centre de l'Île

3 floors(overground)

Architect

John James Browne  
John James Browne  

Year of construction (end)
1866

Building type
Bank

Last update:
2013-01-03

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Molson Bank


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History and facts about this building

This building as Second Empire architectural style and once housed the headquarters of the Molson Bank, which has branches throughout Canada.

The institution was founded in 1853, and incorporated as a chartered bank in 1855 after an attempt refused in 1841.

She counted among its shareholders John, William and Thomas Molson and George Moffat and George Moffat and son Samuel Gerrard, James Ferrier, William Dow, Johnson and John Thompson Ogilviy. This institution was one of the first Canadian banks. The bank had a reserve fund of 4 800 000 dollars in 1914. She had at that time among its directors: William Molson, William M. Birks, W. A. Black, Geoge E. Drummound, F. W. Molson and Mr McNioll, all the big names in the high Canadian finance.

Molson Bank merged with Bank of Montreal (BMO) in 1925.

Architect

John James Browne  
John James Browne  

Modifications :
1900 : Taylor & Gordon 1988 -Werleman & Guy
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