Commonwealth Trading Bank Building
| Commonwealth Trading Bank building | |
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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 |
| Location | Sydney CBD, 108-120 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°52′4.46″S 151°12′31.87″E / 33.8679056°S 151.2088528°E |
| Groundbreaking | 14 May 1913 |
| Construction started | 1913 |
| Completed | 24 July 1916 |
| Opened | 22 August 1916 |
| Renovated |
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| Cost | £164,457 |
| Renovation cost | A$330 million |
| Client | Commonwealth Bank; Australian Government |
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| Height | |
| Height | 81 metres (266 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
| Floor area | 33,000 square metres (360,000 sq ft) |
| Grounds | 3,347 square metres (36,030 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | John & H.G Kirkpatrick |
| Main contractor | Henry Phippard of Phippard Bros |
| Designations | City of Sydney Register of the National Estate (21/03/1978) |
| Renovating team | |
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| Other designers | Commonwealth Department of Works |
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| Website | |
| 5martinplace | |
| Official name | Commonwealth Trading Bank Building |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 14 December 2012 |
| Reference no. | 1837 |
| Category | Bank |
| Collection | Commercial |
| Integrity | Externally intact |
| References | |
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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.