Commonwealth Trading Bank Building

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)
	Location in the Sydney central business district
Alternative names	Money Box building (also sometimes confused with the State Savings Bank Building)
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
Construction started	1913
Opened	August 1916
Renovated	1929–1933; 2011–2012;
Client	Commonwealth Bank; Australian Government
Owner	Cbus (50%);; Commonwealth Property Office Fund (50%);
Design and construction
Architect(s)	John Kirkpatrick
Main contractor	Phippard Bros
Designations	Local government register
Renovating team
Architect(s)	E. H. Henderson & F. Hill (1930s);
Main contractor	John Grant & Sons (1930s);
References

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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