Bank of British North America
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The Bank of British North America was founded by royal charter issued in 1836 in London, England.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> British North America was the common name by which the British colonies and territories that now comprise Canada were known prior to 1867.
By 1899, the bank had branches in London, Brantford, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Midland, Quebec City, Saint John, N.B., Brandon, Winnipeg, Fredericton, Halifax, Victoria, Vancouver, Rossland, Kaslo, Trail, Ashcroft, Greenwood, Atlin, Bennett, B.C., and Dawson City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was the first bank operating in British Columbia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Like the other Canadian chartered banks, it issued its own bank notes, 1852 to 1911. The end dates are the final dates appearing on notes, which may have circulated for some time after. The Bank of Canada was established through the Bank of Canada Act of 1934 and the banks relinquished their right to issue their own currency.
The Bank of British North America merged with the Bank of Montreal in 1918.
Historic buildings
On the Registry of Historical Places of Canada are the former Bank of British North America in Dawson, Yukon (1899)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Winnipeg, Manitoba (1903–04).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
49 Yonge Street, Toronto
The first Toronto branch, designed by John George Howard was built in 1845, with exterior work by John Cochrane and Brothers,<ref name=dcb>John Cochrane – Dictionary of Canadian Biography</ref> at the northeast corner of Yonge Street and Wellington. The current building, designed by architect Henry Langley, replaced the original in 1875.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref> A restaurant occupies the ground floor with offices above.
276 Duckworth Street, St. John's
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The former Bank of British North America in St. John's, Newfoundland, built in 1849 is on the Registry of Historical Places of Canada.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This bank building was constructed in 1849, after the St. John's fire of 1846, by Halifax architect David Stirling.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1211 King Street West, Toronto
The former branch constructed in 1906–07 at the southwest corner of King Street West and Dufferin Street in the Parkdale area of Toronto continued to operate as a branch of the Bank of Montreal until its closure in 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref>
Gallery
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Bank of British North America in (Dawson, Yukon) -
Drawings for Bank of British North America (Yonge and Wellington, Toronto) -
Bank of British North America (Wellington St., north east corner at Yonge St.) -
Bank of British North America, 1867 Toronto -
Bank of British North America, St. John's
References
Further reading
- Denison, Merrill, 1893–1975. Canada's first bank : a history of the Bank of Montreal. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, c1966. 2 v. : ill., maps, ports., (some folded, some col). ; 25 cm.