This two-storey brick building at Rapid City, in the Rural Municipality of Oakview, was built in 1906 as a branch for the Union Bank of Canada. When the bank merged in 1925 with the Royal Bank of Canada, it continued as a branch of the new company. It closed until being closed in December 1994. Six years later, the building reopened as a shop selling antiques, collectibles, and groceries with residential space on the second floor.
The former Royal Bank Building in Rapid City (June 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.12064, W100.03456
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Union Bank of Canada
Manitoba Business: Royal Bank of Canada
“Banking in Rapid City” in Our Past for the Future: Rapid City and District by Rapid City Historical Book Society, 1978, pages 99-100.
“Rapid City Royal Bank to close in December,” Rivers Banner, 10 October 1994, page 1.
“Rapid City shop opens,” Brandon Sun, 9 July 2000, page 1.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.
Page revised: 12 March 2022
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