First National Bank (St. Cloud, Minnesota)

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First National Bank (St. Cloud, Minnesota)
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Location501 St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°33′40.5″N94°9′30.5″W / 45.561250°N 94.158472°W / 45.561250; -94.158472
AreaLess than one acre
Built1889, expanded c. 1918
Architect Charles Sumner Sedgwick
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Stearns County MRA
NRHP reference No. 82003054 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1982

The First National Bank of St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States, is a historic bank building constructed in 1889 and doubled in size around 1918. It was designed by architect Charles Sumner Sedgwick for St. Cloud's first bank, which was established in 1867 and chartered as a national bank in 1882. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce. [3] It was nominated for being St. Cloud's "finest designed and best preserved commercial building"—in the words of historian Thomas Harvey—and for its important financial role in the development of St. Cloud and surrounding Stearns County. [2]

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The building was constructed of red brick with granite trim and cast iron ornamentation. [2] It housed several prominent businesses after First National Bank left in 1925. As of 2018 its tenants include a branch of Kensington Bank and a restaurant. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: First National Bank". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-06. With accompanying photo from 1980
  3. "First National Bank". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. "The Tale of Our Community Banks". Kensington Bank. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-06.