Royal
Bank first moved to this building, located in the heart
of New York's financial district, in 1902, when it leased
space on the second floor. Royal Bank purchased the
building in 1919 where it maintained its United States
headquarters until 1988 when the bank's operations moved
to nearby Financial Square.
Accountant's
department of New York agency, 1946
The
Accountant's department was on the main floor of the
building, to the right of the main door along the William
Street side of the building. It was one of many busy
departments at New York agency which in 1946 acted as
correspondent in the United States for Royal Bank's
head office and branches, was custodian of the bank's
U.S. dollar reserves, and was active in international
trade financing, to name only a few of its businesses.
