"Is a fine Ionic building, at the south-west corner of Royal and Conti-streets, surrounded by a handsome court.

The whole edifice is well arranged, the banking room in particular, being admired for its good architectural effect, being 60 feet square, and of proportional height, with a fine gallery above.

It was commenced by Bickle, Hamlet & Fox, builders, A.D. 1826, and finished the following year, at a cost, including the site, of about $80,000."