Kirkendall North in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Bank of Hamilton

1919-20

Photographed by Tim Boyd, February 8, 2025

1. Bank of Hamilton Marker

Inscription.
1 storey brick
Edwardian
Classicism
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act

Erected by City of Hamilton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 43° 15.14′ N, 79° 53.206′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Kirkendall North. It is at the intersection of Herkimer Street and Locke Street South, on the right when traveling east on Herkimer Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 281 Herkimer Street, Hamilton ON L8P 2H8, 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 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: The H.A.A.A. Grounds (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hamilton Tigers Football Club Cenotaph (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); All Aboard! (approx. half a kilometer away); Take a Ride on the Electric Railroad! (approx. half a kilometer away); Pearl Street Pedestrian Bridge (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Central Presbyterian Church / L'Eglise Central Presbyterian (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Richard Beasley (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); “Pinehurst” (approx. 0.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Regarding Bank of Hamilton. The Locke Street Branch was one of 10 Hamilton branches of the bank of Hamilton, which operated from 1872 to 1923, when it merged with the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

Also see . . . The Heart of the City - The Bank of the City.

In November 1871, a notice appeared in the Hamilton Spectator for a petition to approve an Act in Parliament that would incorporate the Bank of Hamilton. This activity was taking place only two years after Hamilton’s last major financial institution, the Gore Bank, had been taken over by the Canadian
Photographed by Tim Boyd, February 8, 2025

2. Bank of Hamilton Marker
Bank of Commerce. However, the move to create a new bank made sense. Hamilton’s business was booming and that created a need for money, as well as a need to manage that money. There were many attempts to get a local bank going after the Gore bank closed; however, the Bank of Hamilton was the only one to become incorporated.

(Submitted on February 10, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

1920

3. Bank of Hamilton Locke Branch, 1920

Source: Archives of Ontario (public domain)

The former Bank of Hamilton headquarters, 1912 image. Click for full size.

1905

4. The former Bank of Hamilton headquarters, 1912

Public domain

Former Bank of Hamilton Locke Branch, 2025 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, February 8, 2025

5. Former Bank of Hamilton Locke Branch, 2025

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 10, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.