This two-storey stone building on Main Street in Stonewall was built in 1912 by contractor John Gunn for the Bank of Hamilton, replacing a structure destroyed by fire in December 1911. The bank merged with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1923 and became the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce after a 1961 merger with the Imperial Bank of Canada.
Postcard view of the Bank of Hamilton Building at Stonewall (no date)
Source: Internet Archive
Canadian Bank of Commerce Building (September 2017)
Source: George Penner
Canadian Bank of Commerce Building (February 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Location (lat/long): N50.13455, W97.32639
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Gunn (1850-1936)
Manitoba Business: Bank of Hamilton
Manitoba Business: Canadian Bank of Commerce
“Much building going on at Stonewall,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 August 1912, page 9.
Stonewall, Turning a Century: 1878-1978 edited by Mervin E. Farmer, 1978, page 23.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Jordan Makichuk, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 February 2023
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