Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bank of Montreal Building (335 Main Street, Winnipeg)

This iconic building at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Main Street in Winnipeg was designed by the American architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, and built under the supervision of local architect John Nelson Semmens between 1911 and 1913. It was completed at a cost of about $1,295,000.

A monument in front of the building commemorates bank employees killed during the First World War. After the building was closed by the bank and sold to the Manitoba Metis Federation, there were plans to move the monument to the military section of Brookside Cemetery.

The building is a municipally-designated historic site (1980).

Bank of Montreal Building (December 2013) Source: George Penner Bank of Montreal Building (September 2015) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Aerial view of the Bank of Montreal Building (September 2023) Source: George Penner Interior of the Bank of Montreal Building (April 2017) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89532, W97.13797 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: John Nelson Semmens (1879-1960)

Manitoba Business: Bank of Montreal

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bank of Montreal War Monument (Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bank of Montreal Building (426 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

335 Main Street, The Bank of Montreal, Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, December 1980.

We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 October 2024

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