Imperial Bank of Canada - Rosthern (Saskatchewan) Canada - Ghost Signs on Waymarking.com

This ghost sign is located on the back of an old building constructed in 1903 in the city of Rosthern (Saskatchewan) Canada. The building is located on the corner of Railway Avenue & 6st Street. As of today, the building serves as a restaurant.

The Imperial Bank of Canada was a Canadian bank based in Toronto in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century.
Founded in 1873 as the Imperial Bank in Toronto by Henry Stark Howland, former vice president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The bank became the Imperial Bank of Canada in 1874.
In 1875, the president of the Imperial Bank of Canada was H.S. Howland, founder of the original Imperial Bank. The bank had a capital of $1,000,000 and the head office was located on Wellington Street in Toronto, Ontario.
The Imperial Bank of Canada branches expanded beyond Toronto and were found in St. Catharines, Ingersoll, Welland and Port Colborne.
In 1875, it amalgamated with the Niagara District Bank, which had been chartered on May 19, 1855 in Montreal.
Although George Albertus Cox became the bank's president in 1890, Howland remained at the bank until his death in 1902. Cox remained President until 1906. Daniel Robert Wilkie succeeded Cox as president of the Imperial Bank of Canada and died as President in 1914.
Imperial Bank of Canada acquired Weyburn Security Bank in 1931 and Barclays Bank (Canada) in 1956.
It merged with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1961 to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
We didn't find any information regarding the branch of Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada in Rosthern, except the fact that it was there at the begining of 20th Century...

Rosthern is a town at the juncture of Highway 11 and Highway 312 in the central area of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located roughly halfway between the cities of Prince Albert and Saskatoon.

Population: 1 572
Land area: 4.31 sq, km.
Population density:365.0 / sq. km
Median age: 46.0
Total private dwellings: 731
Median household income: n/a

Rosthern was 100 years old in 2003. Its history is strongly tied to the farming industry. Famous experimental farmer and author Seager Wheeler lived just outside of Rosthern.
The Seager Wheeler Farm, a National Historic Site of Canada, is 7 km east of Rosthern. The Rosthern Mennonite Heritage Museum (c. 1909-10) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.
Rosthern is one of the few rural Saskatchewan towns to still have a hospital. It also has a medical clinic, several retirement homes and a nursing home.
Rosthern is home to over ten churches including Mennonite, Ukrainian Orthodox, Swedenborgian, Pentecostal, Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, Seventh-day Adventist, Christian & Missionary Alliance, and Baptist.
Rosthern has four schools. Rosthern High School, and Rosthern Elementary School are both part of the Prairie Spirit School Division#206. Rosthern also has a private high school, Rosthern Junior College. There is also a small Seventh-day Adventist school in town
Rosthern is home to the Station Arts Centre and Tea Room. The Station Arts Centre hosts frequent musical and dramatic performances. There is also public library.

Town Contact
Town of Rosthern
710 Railway Avenue
P.O. Box 416
Rosthern, Saskatchewan
S0K 3R0
Phone Number
(306) 232-4826
Fax
(306) 232-5638

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