Bank of Montreal
144 Wellington Street, also 161 Sparks Street (map J)
E.I. Barott
1929-1932 III

• Classified Federal Heritage Building
• potential highly significant Ontario heritage building
• direct link to the architecture of McKim, Mead & White
• transitional Art Deco and Modern Classical style elements
• vestigial Doric fluted pilasters and elements of entablature
• relief sculptures on Canadian themes, inspired by J.M. Lyle
• nearly a "superblock", with 3.5 finished façades
• earlier project on Wellington end, Maxwell and Meredith (1906-7)
• Sparks end of site was previously Merchants Bank.
  
• opulent Roman Basilica interior with coved and coffered ceiling
• symmetrical and axial plan, progression of spaces, grand staircase

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