Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Bank of Montreal (Rossland, B.C.)
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Description area
Dates of existence
1896 - [ca. 2000]
History
The Bank of Montreal was opened in 1896 by A.H. Buchanan, who remained the manager until J.S.C. Fraser moved to the area. It was built by architect Francis Rattenbury, who also designed the Provincial Legislative Buildings. At its first conception in the area, BMO was in competition with four other banks in the area, Bank of British North America, Bank of Toronto, Marchant’s Bank of Halifax, and Bank of British Columbia. The building BMO was in had apartments above to house staff. The Rossland Branch was closed in 2000.
Places
Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Bank
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Authority record identifier
Maintained by
Institution identifier
Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre
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Status
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created 18/10/2011; Revised 19/08/2021
Language(s)
- English