Old Royal Bank Building

The Old Royal Bank Building is a two-storey, red brick, commercial building of Neo-Classical design, located on William Street near Hall Street in Dalhousie. The Local Historic Place designation is for the building on its footprint.

The Old Royal Bank Building is designated a Local Historic Place due to its architecture. The building is unique in Restigouche County for being an expression of Neo-Classical commercial architecture. Built circa 1930, this building exhibits such traditional elements of this style as the symmetrical five-bay front façade, full-height pilasters and classical enclosed portico.

Source: Restigouche Regional Museum, Dalhousie, Local Historic Places file: “420 William Street“

The character-defining elements of the Old Royal Bank Building include:

- symmetrical two-storey massing;

- lateral gable roof with chimneys at the extremities;

- central pedimented enclosed portico;

- symmetrical layout of pilasters and multi-paned windows;

- Flemish bond red brick;

- contrast of white pilasters and red brick;

- dentil cornices along the roof and portico;

- voussoirs brick headers and keystones on main floor windows.