Savings Bank

Chester, CT  2021

I've seen a number of old bank buildings re-purposed into another business.  This one now is an Italian restaurant and bar.  

 

Liberty Bank

New London, CT  2020

 

Bank Building

Mystic, CT  2020

Industrial Trust Co

Westerly, RI  2019

Old bank buildings were built to last and give the impression of being a very safe place to keep one's money.  These buildings are also one of the few places where Roman Numerals are used.  Roman Numerals are usually only seen around the time of the Super Bowl and perhaps on the faces of old clocks.  I was required to take two years of Latin back in high school and thanks to good old, Fr Nicholas, who I thought at the time was old enough to have known Julius Caesar personally, I think I figured out these dates.

MDCCCLXXXVII  is 1887 and MDCCCCXV is 1915.... I think.

Essex Savings

Essex, CT  2018

It's nice to see a local bank still in business after all these years.  Many have been swallowed up by the big banking companies. 

Mystic River Bank Building

Mystic, CT   2015

This was originally the Mystic River Bank, which was chartered in 1851 and became a National Bank in 1864.  This building was built in 1931, replacing the original Greek Revival structure which was built in 1851. The Mystic River Bank merged with the Hartford National Bank in 1950.  Today this stately structure is just a mere branch of the Bank of America.  

Connecticut Savings Bank

New Haven, CT  2014

At one time this building housed the Connecticut Savings Bank.  One can barely make out the name above the columns.  I'm not sure what became of the bank but I'm glad the building remains.

National Bank of Commerce

New London, CT  2014

At one time this bank building housed the National Bank of Commerce.  I noticed when processing the picture above that there was a "ghost sign" above the columns.  I think it reads Hartford National Bank and Trust Co.  The history of banks, and the banking industry is very convoluted with acquisitions and mergers so it was hard for me to find anything about what happened to either the National Bank of Commerce or the Hartford National Bank and Trust Company.  I can't even be sure if there is a bank still here.  There were no obvious signs on the outside.