Water St. S. 0014 - Bank - 2 storey - Merchants Bank Demolished Cambridge

• Name	Water St. S. 0014 - Bank - 2 storey - Merchants Bank Demolished Cambridge
  Nickname	2
  Born	1887	14 Water St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario
  Gender	Unknown
  Alt Address	Merchants Bank, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario
  Former Geographic Area	Galt
  Name	Merchants Bank Cambridge
  Died	Moved 1919
  Person ID	I585	Properties
  Last Modified	18 May 2012

  
  

• Photos

  Merchants Bank 1897 From 1897 Jubilee Souvenir of Galt

  
  

• Notes

  The Merchants Bank, founded in 1861, opened its Galt branch on March 1, 1868 on the site of the Commercial Bank. The first office was at the southeast corner of Water Street and Dickson at the site now occupied by the Montreal Trust building. The first manager of the Merchants Bank was William Cooke who managed the branch until 1875. In 1887 the Merchants Bank moved into the northern most end of the newly complete Imperial Block at 14 Water Street South and remained there until 1919 when a new bank building was erected on the northeast corner of the intersection of Main and Water Street. At the time this building, housing the Bank of Montreal, was considered one of the finest banking buildings west of Toronto. The Merchants Bank ceased operation between 1921 and 1922 when it was absorbed by the Bank of Montreal. The picture of the Bank of Montreal (on the right) was taken in July 1997.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1887 - 14 Water St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth