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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bank of Hamilton Building / Canadian Bank of Commerce Building (356 Main Street, Stonewall)

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

Postcard view of the Bank of Hamilton Building at Stonewall (no date)
Source: Internet Archive

Canadian Bank of Commerce Building

Canadian Bank of Commerce Building (September 2017)
Source: George Penner

Canadian Bank of Commerce Building

Canadian Bank of Commerce Building (February 2023)
Source: Jordan Makichuk

Site 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

Sources:

“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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