Commonwealth Trading Bank Building

Commonwealth Trading Bank building
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)
Alternative namesMoney Box building (also sometimes confused with the State Savings Bank Building)[1]
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeRetail
Office
Architectural styleGrecian Doric, Art Deco
Address120 Pitt Street, Sydney CBD, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°52′4.46″S 151°12′31.87″E / 33.8679056°S 151.2088528°E / -33.8679056; 151.2088528
Construction started1913
OpenedAugust 1916
Renovated
  • 1929–1933
  • 2011–2012
ClientCommonwealth Bank; Australian Government
Owner
  • Cbus (50%);
  • Commonwealth Property Office Fund (50%)
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Kirkpatrick
Main contractorPhippard Bros
DesignationsLocal government register
Renovating team
Architect(s)
  • E. H. Henderson & F. Hill (1930s)
Main contractor
  • John Grant & Sons (1930s)
References
[2]

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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference money box was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Former "Commonwealth Bank of Australia Building" including interiors". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 21 May 2018.