Molson Bank Building, Montreal

The Molson Bank building on Saint Jacques Street in Old Montreal.

The Molson Bank Building was built at the corner of St. Peter and St. James streets (now rue Saint-Pierre and rue Saint-Jacques) in Old Montreal as the headquarters of the Molson Bank in 1866 by order of founder William Molson (1793-1875). It was the first building in Montreal to be built in the Second Empire style.

The bank later merged with Bank of Montreal in 1925.

See also

• Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal
• Tour CIBC
• Bank of Montreal Head Office, Montreal
• Old Canadian Bank of Commerce Building, Montreal

References

• Rémillard, François, Old Montreal - A Walking Tour, Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec, 1992