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National Bank of Washington stock certificate c1900 (District of Columbia)
National Bank of Washington stock certificate c1900 (District of Columbia)
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National Bank of Washington stock certificate c1900 (DC)
Great older Washington DC banking stock with a nice vignette of the Capitol Building with horses, carriages, and turn of the century pedestrians. Unissued and not cancelled. Dated 1900's from issued examples. Measures approximately 11 x 6.5 inches.
- Founded as the Bank of Washington in 1809 before transitioning under the National Bank Act in 1885.
- Provided critical financial support to the U.S. government by lending $350,000 during the War of 1812.
- Counted prominent historical figures like James Monroe, John Marshall, and Daniel Webster among its early depositors.
- Acquired by Riggs Bank in 1990 following a bank failure.
Its offices and main branch sat at 301 7th Street. The main bank building was built in 1888. It was a work of James G. Hill and Daniel J. Macarty. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 for its architecture, which is Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque, and other.
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