Second Bank of the United States

The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1816, five years after the First Bank of the United States lost its own charter. The Second Bank of the United States was initially headquartered in Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, the same as the First Bank, and had branches throughout the nation. The Second Bank was chartered by many of the same congressmen who in 1811 had refused to renew the charter of the original Bank of the United State... More
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Opened:

  • 1816

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Also known as:

  • Old Custom House,
  • Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia

Listed Site

Designation as Natural or Cultural Site:

Designation Date Listed Category or Criteria
  • May 4, 1987
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Architecture

Architect

William Strickland

William Strickland (Navesink, New Jersey, November 1788 - Nashville, Tennessee, April 6, 1854), was a noted architect in nineteenth-century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Nashville, Tennessee. Strickland was one of the founders of the Greek Revival movement in the United States, using the plates of...

Address

Second Bank of the United States Address

420 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
United States of America

Second Bank of the United States Address

Chestnut St between Fourth and Fifth
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
United States of America

Occupant:

Occupant From
  • 1845
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Location

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 39.94888
  • -75.148
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Facts from the Community

From the U.S. National Register of Historic Places base

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Significant Year:

  • 1824
  • 1836

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