Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Building
1, King, City of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1988/12/19
Autre nom(s)
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Building
The Bank of Hamilton Building
1 King Street East
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1885/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2009/12/31
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Building is located at 1 King Street East, at the southeast corner of King and Queen Streets in the City of Kitchener. The three storey red brick commercial building was constructed in 1885.
The property was designated by the City of Kitchener in 1988 for its heritage value under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 88-251).
Valeur patrimoniale
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Building has been a bank site for over 100 years. Built in 1885 it was constructed by Jakob Fellman, and makes up part of the former Germania Block. The building was rented to the Bank of Hamilton, in 1893 and sold to them in 1914. The property was transferred to the Bank of Commerce in 1927, when it acquired the Bank of Hamilton.
The CIBC Building is a good representation of a nineteenth century Italianate commercial structure. The building is three storeys high, has a flat roof and a boxed cornice. The exterior is clad of red brick with engaged pilasters at the corners and along the Queen Street elevation. Recessed mouldings in the spandrels vertically separate the two upper storeys and add a distinctive note to the wall treatment.
Source: City of Kitchener By-law 88-251.
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the CIBC Building include its:
- three storey red brick exterior
- flat roof
- boxed cornice
- plain frieze band separating the cornice from the brick, complete with stepped dentil trim
- ashlar laid moulded concrete blocks on the first storey
- engaged pilasters
- double hung windows with frames, hoodmoulds, keystones, bosses, labels, stone sills and transoms
- double steel and glass door main entrance
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Ontario
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Ont.)
Loi habilitante
Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario
Type de reconnaissance
Désignation du patrimoine municipal (partie IV)
Date de reconnaissance
1988/12/19
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Commerce et affaires
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Banque ou bourse
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
Jacob Fellman
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Kitchener
Heritage Planning
City Hall, P.O. Box 1118
200 King Street West
Kitchener, Ontario
N2G4G7
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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
HPON09-0091
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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