Bank Of Washington

Posted on July 4, 2009
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Bank of Washington was the first time for business on 2 Opened in November 1877, U.S. President Grant had just left the White House, and his successor, Rutherford B. Hayes, a Civil War veteran moon in his term as President of the United States. This will be two years before Thomas Edison's first electric show his new light bulb. On the day of the month of November 1877 that only children six years old Orville Wright. The world will have to wait, twenty-six years before he and his then 10 years old, will make the historic flight from his brother Wilbur in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Then as today, the Bank officials in Washington civic leaders and local businessmen. They were people like Frederick Hendrick (owner of the Box Manufacturing Company), Leopold Wattenberg (tanneries on the southern edge of Busch Creek), Frederick W. Stump (office work), John D. Hibbeler (shop owner) and John B. Busch (Busch, owner of the brewery).

The bank, the first house in an impressive building, just one year, on the south side of the main road between Lafayette and Oak Street. Later this structure was the site of Robert Voss of the Washington Bazaar Krueler and "Racket Store. Bank later build a new house for himself on the vacant lot east of the first house in 1880. These two buildings still standing in downtown Washington.
On 27 February 1923 the bank opened new buildings in classical style and oak on Main Street. Bank has all the hallmarks of modern life. A major renovation, expansion and modernization of the bank was completed in 1967,

In 1977 the bank opened a second location on the corner of Jefferson and Washington 14th In 1999 the bank opened a third location in a new Schnuck supermarket. April 2000 saw the opening of the fourth branch in Gray Summit, MO. In May 2009 we opened a fifth branch in East Fifth Street in Washington. In addition to these full-service ATM network site has been recently expanded on thirteen sites in Washington, Gray Summit, New Haven, cover, and the Martha Ville area.

Bank of Washington offers some of the first in modern services. This is the first bank in the Washington area to install the machines for NCR Postronic, the first bank in the area to have a quota Loan Department, and the first bank to offer banking unit in the region and the lower window.
Bank of Washington for years known for stability and strength. During the 132-year history that the company has only nine presidents. Banks grew rapidly from a starting capital of $ 10,000 to $ 53,739.38 resources at the end of 1877 – in less than two months of activities – and a half million dollars from the bank in less than twenty years.

Bank assets increased by a total of 1.916 billion euros. Bank reached nearly five million euros in assets in 1946. In 1977, the assets of a closed $ 49,000,000. Today the Bank of Washington, with total assets of more than $ 743,000,000. In this decade of service to Washington and Franklin County region, almost every large company funded residents has been promoted or supported by the Bank. Because our community has grown, so has our bank. One thing that has been our commitment to support the health and prosperity of the region through a variety of products and excellent service always.