Baker Boyer Bank

Das Baker-Boyer-Bankgebäude in Walla Walla, errichtet 1909–1911, erstes Hochhaus in Walla Walla

Baker Boyer Bank ist die älteste Bank im amerikanischen Bundesstaat Washington. Die Bank war das erste Geldhaus, das eine Filiale im Walla Walla County eröffnete.

Gründer der Bank waren 1869 Dorsey Syng Baker (1823–1888) and John F. Boyer (1824–1897).[1]

CEO der Bank ist seit Januar 2014 Mark Kajita.[2]

Bankgebäude in Walla Walla

Errichtet wurde das Bankgebäude in Walla Walla von 1909 bis 1911 von den Zwillingsbrüdern Louis Beezer (1869–1929) und Michael J. Beezer (1869–1933), die in Seattle von 1907 bis 1923 gemeinsam das Architekturbüro Beezer Brothers betrieben.[3] Es handelt sich um ein siebenstöckiges Bürogebäude mit einer über die unteren beiden Geschosse reichenden Kolonnade mit ionischen Säulen an der Frontseite. Dieses Gebäude war das erste Hochhaus in Walla Walla.[4]

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Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Paula Becker: Baker Boyer Bank opens in Walla Walla on November 10, 1869. The free online encyclopedia of Washington state history, 17. Oktober 2007.
  2. ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=28730360&privcapId=3103225
  3. ↑ Heather M. MacIntosh: Beezer Brothers Architecture Firm (1907-1923). The free online encyclopedia of Washington state history, 28. Oktober 1998.
  4. ↑ Baker-Boyer Bank Building. In: Jeffrey Karl Ochsner: Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects, Second Edition, 2017, 2. Neuauflage, S. 176. ISBN 978-0-295-80689-1. (eingeschränkte Vorschau in der Google-Buchsuche)

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Baker Boyer National Bank in Walla Walla, WA -- The exterior of the bank as built in 1911.

The bank originally began in 1867 when Dr. Baker and John Boyer became partners in a successful mercantile business which supplied miners heading for the Idaho and Montana gold rushes. The miners trusted them so much, they'd bring their gold and ask for it to be stored in the store's large safe. No receipts were asked for and no losses were suffered.

In 1869 the mercantile was sold and Baker Boyer National Bank was founded. By 1889 Walla Walla had grown, Washington became the 42nd state in the union, and Baker Boyer received its national charter.

In 1890 a new bank building was erected on the same site as the original. In 1911 the bank needed more space so the present seven-story buildings was created in 1911. For a short time it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi.

During the Great Depression, Baker Boyer was determined to remain open and allowed customers to use the back door of the bank, until the license for reopening arrived.