Bank of Montreal National Historic Site is an historic former bank branch in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

. Built in 1894 in

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...

on the corners of rue Notre Dame Ouest and rue des Seigneurs, this building was named a

National Historic Site of Canada National Historic Sites of Canada (french: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of t ...

in 1990 because: The building now has a café on the ground floor. File:Banque de Montreal Notre-Dame et des Seigneurs 03.jpg File:Banque de Montreal Notre-Dame et des Seigneurs 04.jpg File:Banque de Montreal Notre-Dame et des Seigneurs 05.jpg

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Bank of Montreal National Historic Sites in Quebec Historic bank buildings in Canada Commercial buildings in Montreal Commercial buildings completed in 1894 Sandstone buildings in Canada Queen Anne architecture in Canada Le Sud-Ouest Buildings and structures on the National Historic Sites of Canada register {{Quebec-struct-stub