Download or read book Historic Bank Buildings in the United States written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: 55 Wall Street, American Commercial and Savings Bank, Baltimore Equitable Society, Baltimore Grand, Bankers Loan and Trust Company Building (Concordia, Kansas), Bank of Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Bank of California Building (Portland), Central National Bank Building (Peoria, Illinois), City National Bank Building (Miami, Florida), David Putnam House, Exchange Bank Building (Tallahassee, Florida), First Bank of the United States, First National Bank (Clinton, Iowa), First National Bank (Mobile, Alabama), First National Bank (Ottumwa, Iowa), First National Bank and Trust Building (Lima, Ohio), First National Bank Building (Albuquerque), First National Bank Building (Ann Arbor, Michigan), First National Bank Building (Davenport, Iowa), First National Bank Building (Fort Dodge, Iowa), First National Bank Building (Paintsville, Kentucky), Goodall Building, Merchants Bank Building, National Farmer's Bank of Owatonna, Northwest Davenport Savings Bank, Old Dearborn Bank Building, Old Town Savings Bank, Peoples National Bank Building-Fries Building, Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building, Security Trust and Savings, State Bank Building, Decatur Branch (Old State Bank), Union Arcade, Union Bank (Tallahassee, Florida), Union Trust Company Building (Providence, Rhode Island), Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower. Excerpt: The First Bank of the United States was a central bank, chartered for a term of twenty years, by the United States Congress on February 25, 1791. Establishment of the Bank was included in a three-part expansion of federal fiscal and monetary power (along with a federal mint and excise taxes) championed by Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton believed a central bank was necessary to stabilize and improve the nation's credit, and to improve handling of the financial business of the...