Northwest Davenport Savings Bank

Northwest Davenport Savings Bank
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	1529 Washington Street, Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates:	41°32′8″N 90°35′47″W / 41.53556°N 90.59639°W / 41.53556; -90.59639Coordinates: 41°32′8″N 90°35′47″W / 41.53556°N 90.59639°W / 41.53556; -90.59639
Built:	1912
Architectural style:	Classical Revival
Governing body:	Private
MPS:	Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference#:	84001491[1]
Added to NRHP:	July 27, 1984

Northwest Davenport Savings Bank is located in the old northwest section of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.^[1] It is located near the Northwest Davenport Turner Society Hall, which is also listed on the NRHP.

History

Northwest Davenport Savings Bank was established in Davenport around 1910.^[2] They built this Classical Revival building on Washington Street in 1912 in what was then the northwest corner of the city of Davenport. It was one of five banks that were still active in the city when President Franklin Roosevelt declared the Bank Holiday in 1933. The others included: American Commercial and Savings Bank, Bechtel Trust Company, Union Savings Bank and Trust, and Home Savings Bank.^[3] Only two banks survived, American Commercial and Bechtel, but under new names.

On July 7, 1941 Northwest Bank and Trust Company began business in the building.^[4] They occupied the structure until 1953 when they moved to their current location on the corner of West Locust and Washington Streets.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-10-06. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Svendsen, Marls A., Bowers, Martha H (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. p. 5-4. 
3. ^ Svendsen, 5-5.
4. ^ Anderson, Fredrick I. (ed.) (1982). Joined by a River: Quad Cities. Davenport: Lee Enterprises. p. 250. 

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