Central Hamilton , Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

47 James Street South

1908

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 24, 2024

1. 47 James Street South Marker

Inscription.
47 James Street South
Architect: Charles Mills
Built for the Landed Banking and Loan Co.
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act

Erected by City of Hamilton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 43° 15.329′ N, 79° 52.168′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Central Hamilton. It is at the intersection of James Street South and Main Street East, on the right when traveling north on James Street South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 47 James Street South, Hamilton ON L8P 2Y6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pigott Building (a few steps from this marker); The First Telephone Exchange in the British Empire (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Paul’s Church (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church (about 90 meters away); St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church / L’église Presbytérienne St. Paul (about 90 meters away); Clock of the Charging Horsemen (about 150 meters away); The Official Birthplace of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club (about 150 meters away); George Hamilton 1787-1836 (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Also see . . . Mills, Charles (Dictionary of Architects in Canada).

Mills employed a variety of eclectic styles in his work, ranging from the Scottish Baronial style for the mansion of Reginald A. Kennedy (1891) to the Renaissance Revival style which he used to great effect in his design of the Landed Banking & Loan Building (1907), a monumental bank building that was modelled after the Knickerbocker Trust Co. Building, 5th Avenue at 34th Street, New York City and designed
Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 24, 2024

2. 47 James Street South Marker
by McKim, Mead & White in 1903-04

(Submitted on November 24, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Former Landed Banking and Loan Co. Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 24, 2024

3. Former Landed Banking and Loan Co. Building

Former Landed Banking and Loan Company image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, February 20, 2023

4. Former Landed Banking and Loan Company

Charles Mills (1860-1934) ca 1930 image. Click for full size.

5. Charles Mills (1860-1934) ca 1930

(Public domain)

Postcard of the Landed Banking and Loan Co., 1913 image. Click for full size.

6. Postcard of the Landed Banking and Loan Co., 1913

(Public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 24, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.