Union Bank Building (other)
The Union Bank Building is a skyscraper in Winnipeg, Canada. Union Bank Building may also refer to: * Union Bank Building (Lagos), Nigeria * Union Bank, Fremantle, Australia * Union Bank of Australia building, Orange, NSW, Australia * Union Bank Tower The Union Bank Tower (stylized as UnionBank Tower), formerly known as the Union Bank of California Tower and originally as the Bank of California building (not to be confused with the older Bank of California Building), is an , 15-story office ...

Union Bank Building
The Union Bank Building ( the Union Bank Tower or Former Union Bank Building and Annex), located in the Exchange District of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the first skyscraper in Canada, once forming the northern end of Main Street, Winnipeg, Main Street's prestigious Banker's Row. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1997. The 11-storey (including mezzanine) building towers over its neighbours at a height of . Beginning construction in 1903 and opening in November 1904, the Union Bank Tower was the tallest building in Winnipeg at its completion, beating the eight stories of the newly-built Merchants' Bank building (now demolished). At the time of opening, the top floor of Union Bank was the second-highest in the British Empire, just below London's tallest building. Union Bank Tower is the oldest surviving of Canada's tallest buildings to incorporate a Steel structure, steel skeleton structure that fully supports a light-weight, veneer 'Curtain wall (architecture), ...
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Union Bank Building (Lagos)
Union Bank Building is a skyscraper in Lagos. The 28-story building serves as the headquarters of the Union Bank of Nigeria Union Bank of Nigeria Plc is a commercial bank in Nigeria. It has been operating in Nigeria since 1917. Overview Union Bank is a large commercial bank, serving individuals, small and medium-sized companies, as well as large corporations and or .... See also * Skyscraper design and construction * List of tallest buildings in Africa References External linksSkyscraper profile {{Lagos-stub Skyscraper office buildings in Lagos Commercial buildings completed in 1991 Office buildings completed in 1991 ...
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Union Bank, Fremantle
The site of 4 High Street was purchased by the Union Bank of Australia in 1881 and for several years the bank operated from the existing building, which had been the residence of Captain Daniel Scott. A new building was erected in 1889 with plans prepared by Melbourne architect William Edward Robertson, the construction was supervised by James Wright. The bank built new premises further along High Street in 1930 and placed the existing building up for auction. It was advertised as having a frontage along High Street and a frontage along Cliff Street. The ground floor of the brick building had a large banking chamber, a manager's office, strongroom, entrance hall, dining room and kitchen. The first floor contained a drawing room, seven bedrooms, bathrooms and linen closet. There were balconies at both the front and rear of the building. In 1931 the property was purchased by the Church of England for the Flying Angel Mission to Seamen organisation. In December 1937 plans we ...
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Union Bank Of Australia Building, Orange
The Union Bank of Australia building is a heritage-listed former school and bank building and now offices and restaurant at 84 Byng Street, Orange, City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Union Bank of Australia (former), Weymouth House and Hesley Gallery. The property is owned by The Trustee for Union Bank Property Trust (Private). It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The Union Bank of Australia was established in Orange in 1857 in temporary premises and in 1858 opened in the present building. It was first bank in Orange. In April 1862 the business of the Union Bank was taken over by the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney. It would be after this year that the building was acquired and used as a police station. In 1874-75 buildings for the Police Department were under construction in Byng Street not far from the Court House. It was after this date that Mr T. H. Richards conducted a school in this build ...
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