Molson's Bank (former), 3 King Street South
The Bank of Montreal, originally Molson's Bank, sits on property once owned by William Snider, owner of the nearby mill, and which functioned as a town square. In 1914, the city wanted to pave King Street and assess a portion of the costs to the adjoining landowners, at which point Snider offered the land to the town. The town refused, so Snider sold it to Molson's Bank, who constructed the building currently on the site. This building is the last extant bank building designed in the Beaux Arts architectural style in Kitchener-Waterloo. With its Ionic columns, stonework above the windows, and ashlar façade, it is a typical example of the image that banks of that era wanted to present.
