| Natal Bank Building | |
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Bank Museum | |
 Natal Bank Building, 90 Market Str Johannesburg. | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 plus basement |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Carter & McIntosh |
The Natal Bank Building is situated on Stand 194 (previously 756) at 90 Market Street (now known as Albertina Sisulu Road) in the city of Johannesburg. Natal Bank was the second bank to open a branch in the city after Standard Bank.
The Natal Bank’s first bank building was erected on the same site in 1891 by M. B. Houge, architect. It was a generous height single storey building of brick with a projecting pediment, and was demolished to make way for the larger existing building.[1] Ideally situated a block away from the Stock Exchange and the National Bank of the South African Republic, the bank prospered and two years later plans were accepted for a new four-storeyed building and vaults.[2]
A new design was prepared by architects Carter and McIntosh in 1889, but the second Anglo-Boer War hampered the building operations. Soon after peace had been restored, McIntosh and Moffat were commissioned to redesign the building, which was eventually occupied on 24 August 1903.[3] This is the building as it currently stands. At the time, the building cost £29,847[4] to construct and has an area of ~460m2.
- ^ Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Heritage Assessment Surveying Form, Dr JJ Bruwer, Aug/Sept 2002. 123
- ^ The Star, Monday April 7, 1986. Article by Olga Horowitz. 7
- ^ Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Heritage Assessment Surveying Form, Dr JJ Bruwer, Aug/Sept 2002. 123
- ^ The Star, Monday April 7, 1986. Article by Olga Horowitz. 7