Key Number:	HS 27758
Site Name:	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce #983
Other Names:
Site Type:	0402 - Mercantile/Commercial: Bank

Location

ATS Legal Description:

			Twp	Rge	Mer
			10	16	4

Address:	5227 - 48 Avenue
Number:	27
Street:	52
Avenue:	48
Other:
Town:	Taber
Near Town:

Media

Type	Number	Date	View	Source

Architectural

Style:	Neo Classical
Plan Shape:	Rectangular
Storeys:	Storeys: 2
Foundation:
Superstructure:	Brick
Superstructure Cover:
Roof Structure:	Flat
Roof Cover:
Exterior Codes:	Boxed Cornice Wall Design and Detail: Column or Engaged Column Wall Design and Detail: Quoins Wall Design and Detail: Entablature Wall Design and Detail: Decorative Brick Window - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Material: Stone Main Entrance - Trim Outside Structural Opening Material: Stone
Exterior:	The bank is built of brick and dressed stone. It features a metal entablature with boxed cornice, rusticated brick quoins, four partial columns on the front facade, carved stone window and door surrounds and decorative brick coursing.
Interior:	N/A
Environment:	N/A
Condition:	The bank is in good condition and is well-maintained.
Alterations:	N/A

Historical

Construction:	Construction Date:
Constructed	1912/01/01
Usage:	Usage Date:
Bank	1912/01/01
Owner:	Owner Date:
The National Trust Company 359113 Alberta Ltd. Holger Just Construction Ltd.	1912/08/23 1987/06/26 1988/05/04

Architect:	N/A
Builder:	N/A
Craftsman:	N/A
History:	The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Taber is a two storey brick and stone structure located in the commercial core of the town. Constructed in 1912, it is in good condition and well maintained. One of eight Banks of Commerce in the province of similar vintage, scale and style, it is representative of the kind of bank buildings constructed in Canada during the great period of bank expansion from 1900 to 1914. It is built in the neo-classical style of brick and dressed stone. It features a metal entablature with boxed cornice, rusticated brick quoins, four partial columns on the front facade, carved stone window and door surrounds and decorative brick coursing. * * * Draft Press Release Edmonton, Alberta Province Declares Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Taber a Provincial Historic Resource The Honourable Mary J. LeMessurier, Minister of Culture has announced that the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Taber has been designated a Provincial Historic Resource. Taber was first settled in 1903. By 1907 the town had a cluster of buildings including a stone building that housed the local land office. Further impetus to the growth of Taber was added with the establishment of coal mines in the area, an industry that diversified the agricultural nature of the town. In 1906 the Eastern Townships Bank opened as Taber's first, and amalgamated with the Bank of Commerce six years later. The present Bank of Commerce building was constructed in 1912 at the height of the Bank's western expansion that followed the past 1900 immigration boom. Competition among the various financial institutions was keen and in order to attract customers, an air of permanence and stability. The Bank of Commerce in Taber was no exception. It is a flat-roofed three storey building of brick and dressed stone, featuring the classical detailing traditionally favoured by most banks. Four partial columns on the front of the building divide the front facade into five bays, with the front door located in the central bay. The building also features rusticated brick quoins, a metal entablature and carved stone door and window surrounds.

Internal

Designation Status:	Designation Date:
Provincial Historic Resource	1981/04/15

Register:	N/A

Links

Internet:
Alberta Register of Historic Places:	4665-0194