九州旅行車旅・51.旧唐津銀行本店(佐賀県)(2023.7.24) Kyushu Travel Car Trip 51

旧唐津銀行本店、佐賀県唐津市本町1513-15にある。

唐津出身の建築家、東京駅を設計した【辰野金吾】が監修、愛弟子の清水組【田中実】が設計。

唐津銀行は明治18年に設立、設立時の頭取には、大島小太郎が就任しています。現在残る旧唐津銀行本店は明治43年8月に着工し、明治45年3月に竣工しました。

佐賀県指定重要文化財に指定

Former Karatsu Bank head office, located at 1513-15 Honmachi, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture.

It was supervised by [Kingo Tatsuno], an architect from Karatsu who designed Tokyo Station, and designed by his disciple Shimizugumi [Minoru Tanaka].

Karatsu Bank was established in 1885, and Kotaro Oshima was appointed as the president at the time of its establishment. Construction of the former Karatsu Bank head office, which remains today, began in August 1908 and was completed in March 1912.

Designated as an important cultural property designated by Saga Prefecture.