National Savings and Trust Company explained

National Savings and Trust Company
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:New York Avenue and 15th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:38.8992°N -77.0333°W
Built:1888
Architect:James H. Windrim
Architecture:Queen Anne Style
Added:March 16, 1972
Refnum:72001428

The National Savings and Trust Company is a historic bank building located at the corner of New York Avenue and 15th Street, NW in Downtown Washington, D.C. It has also been known as the National Safe Deposit Company and the National Safe Deposit Savings and Trust Company.

History

It was designed by architect James H. Windrim and built in 1888. The Queen Anne Style building is constructed in red brick, and elaborately detailed with copper and terra cotta.[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972, and is a contributing property to the Financial Historic District.[1]

, the building was occupied by a branch of Truist, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Truist's predecessor SunTrust Banks had taken ownership of the structure when it acquired Crestar Bank, which itself had previously taken control of the National Savings and Trust Company.[2] [3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DC Inventory of Historic Sites - N. September 6, 2016. District of Columbia: Office of Planning. Government of the District of Columbia. March 5, 2017.
  2. Web site: National Savings and Trust Company . DC Historic Sites . DC Preservation League . April 3, 2024.
  3. News: Kenneth N. . Gilpin . Suntrust to Grow With Purchase of Crestar . . July 21, 1998.
  4. News: Jerry . Knight . Crestar's Gift for Grabbing Thrifts . . January 16, 1992.