First National Bank (St. Cloud, Minnesota)

For other places with the same name, see First National Bank.

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]

First National Bank
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First National Bank from the east
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Location	501 St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Coordinates	45°33′40.5″N 94°9′30.5″W
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1889, expanded c. 1918
Architect	Charles Sumner Sedgwick
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Stearns County MRA
NRHP reference No.	82003054[1]
Added to NRHP	April 15, 1982

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]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Stearns County, Minnesota

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: First National Bank". National Park Service. Retrieved June 6, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1980
3. "First National Bank". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
4. "The Tale of Our Community Banks". Kensington Bank. 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

External links

• Media related to First National Bank (St. Cloud, Minnesota) at Wikimedia Commons