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Bank of British North America (Newmac
Building)
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On what was once a busy stretch of Winnipeg, today the
former Bank of British North America stands physically
isolated at 436 Main Street. It is the only surviving pre-1914
structure on West Main between Portage and McDermot avenues.
The Bank of British North America, an institution based in
London, England opened a Winnipeg branch in 1886. The bank
occupied various leased premises on the east side of Main
before commissioning architect Andrew Thomas Taylor of Montréal
to design its new structure.
