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  • A group of smiling adults and children stand in a courtyard with buildings in the background.

    Fort Ontario is a historic military installation located in Oswego, New York. From 1944 to 1946, it served as the only shelter in the United States for Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust.

  • Grand Canyon National Park

    Market Plaza ATM Machines

    • Locations: Grand Canyon National Park
    Superimposed ATM above cars in a parking lot with a brown general store building in the background

    Market Plaza ATMs are located at Canyon Village Market/Deli, and at Yavapai Lodge (on the opposing side of the parking lot from Canyon Village Market) The Chase Bank Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) adjacent to Canyon Village Market/Deli (General Store) and the U.S. Post Office has been removed.

  • Two-story brick building with low hipped roof. Two doors and large window on main level.

    The Bank of Florence is located at 8502 North 30th Street in the historic neighborhood of Florence. The bank played an important role in the economic development of Florence and is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Nebraska. Today, the building functions as the Bank of Florence Museum and is owned by Historic Florence.

  • Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

    Walker Memorial Plaza

    • Locations: Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
    The Maggie L. Walker Memorial Plaza is an open area with a statue and benches honoring Mrs. Walker

    The Maggie L. Walker Memorial Plaza is a plaza dedicated by the City of Richmond in 2017 to honor the life and legacy of Richmond Native, Maggie L. Walker. The plaza includes a statue of Maggie L. Walker and has 10 benches describing her life and achievements as a pioneering entrepreneur and activist.

  • Independence National Historical Park

    First Bank of the United States

    • Locations: Independence National Historical Park
    A color photo of a two-story marble building with multiple columns supporting a triangular pediment.

    Proposed by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, the First Bank of the United States opened in 1797. Chartering the Bank was a major Congressional move toward a firm financial foundation for the new nation. Arguments over the federal role in banking ignited the first debates over strict versus expansive interpretations of the Constitution. This building served the nation until 1811, when the Bank's charter was not renewed. Not open to the public.

  • Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

    John Mitchell, Jr.'s Home

    • Locations: Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
    two-story red brick duplex building, porch with black metal fence surrounding the porch.

    This 2 story brick building is the former home of John Mitchell, Jr. The home served as a location for the Mechanics Savings Bank and the Richmond Planet newspaper at various times. It was moved from its original location to its present day location during the construction of the Richmond Convention Center.

  • Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

    William Washington Browne Historic Home

    • Locations: Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
    A two-story red brick home with a white picket fence surrounding the home

    The historic home of William Washington Browne still resides the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. The home both started as the headquarters for the True Reformers and the location of the first chartered Black-owned bank in the United States.

    • Locations: Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
    Two buildings, both grey brick, left building 3 stories, right building 2 stories

    Richmond Beneficial Insurance Company and Second Street Savings Bank were two of the most well-known companies on 2nd Street in Jackson Ward, on what would become known as Black Wall Street. Both buildings still stand today in the Historic Jackson Ward neighborhood.

  • Black and white photo of the South Carolina Bank of Charleston, circa 1930s.

    The South Carolina National Bank of Charleston is one of the most important buildings on Broad Street, South Carolina's oldest commercial street. It has been in continuous use as a bank since it was constructed in 1817

  • Black and white photo of the Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina, circa 1930s.

    The Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina is the second oldest building constructed as a bank in the United States and reflects Charleston's financial and institutional history, as well as commercial architecture of late 18th century.

Last updated: August 4, 2023