Commonwealth Trading Bank building | |
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![]() Commonwealth Trading Bank building viewed from the corner of Martin Place and Pitt Street, while under renovation in 2012, prior to demolition of the 1960s annex (left) | |
Location in the Sydney central business district | |
Alternative names | Money Box building (also sometimes confused with the State Savings Bank Building)[1] |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Retail Office |
Architectural style | Grecian Doric, Art Deco |
Address | 120 Pitt Street, Sydney CBD, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°52′4.46″S 151°12′31.87″E / 33.8679056°S 151.2088528°E |
Construction started | 1913 |
Opened | August 1916 |
Renovated |
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Client | Commonwealth Bank; Australian Government |
Owner |
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Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | John Kirkpatrick |
Main contractor | Phippard Bros |
Designations | Local government register |
Renovating team | |
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References | |
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The Commonwealth Trading Bank Building, also known as the Commonwealth Bank Building, is a historically significant building in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia, located on the corner of Pitt Street and Martin Place. It was formerly the headquarters of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which for a significant part of the 20th century functioned as Australia's central bank.
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