Bank of Montreal Head Office, Montreal

This article is about the Head Office on Saint Jacques Street. For the National Historic Site on Notre Dame Street, see Bank of Montreal National Historic Site.

Bank of Montreal's main Montreal branch at Place d'Armes in Montreal.

The Bank of Montreal's Head Office is located on Saint Jacques Street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, across the Place d'Armes from Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica. The Bank of Montreal is the oldest bank in Canada, founded in 1817. Despite the name of this office, the operational head office of the Bank of Montreal was moved to Toronto in 1977 due to political instability in Quebec.

The centrepiece of the complex is the Bank's Montreal Main Branch, a Pantheon-like building built by John Wells in 1847. The building was inspired by the design of the former headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh.

The building is in neoclassical style. The sculpted pediment of the building was done by Sir John Steell. Enlargements to the building were made in 1901–1905 by the New York firm of McKim, Mead and White.

Bank of Montreal Museum

The Bank of Montreal Museum features exhibits about the history of the bank, including a 19th-century teller's window, photos, coins and banknotes, cheques and mechanical piggybanks. The displays are located in the passage between the old building and the current head office. The museum is open during regular bank hours and admission is free.

Gallery

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  Bank of Montreal main Montreal branch

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  Bank of Montreal main Montreal branch

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  Bank of Montreal main Montreal branch

• St James Street, showing Bank of Montreal & Post Office, Montreal.JPG

  Bank of Montreal main Montreal branch ca. 1909

See also

Other bank buildings in Montreal:

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

Other BMO buildings:

• First Canadian Place - operational head office of BMO in Toronto

References

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

External links

• Bank of Montreal Head Office, Montreal information from Vieux-Montréal (French)
• Photograph:Bank of Montreal Building, circa 1860 - McCord Museum
• Photograph:Bank of Montreal Building, circa 1871 - McCord Museum
• Photograph:Bank of Montreal Building, circa 1880 - McCord Museum
• Photograph:Bank of Montreal Building, 1890 - McCord Museum
• Photograph:Bank of Montreal Building, circa 1906 - McCord Museum
• Photograph:Bank of Montreal Building, 1911 - McCord Museum