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The DeBaptiste Foundation awards grants focusing on social justice, civic engagement, and education in the greater West Chester area.
The Honorable Dr. Clifford E. DeBaptiste is the founder, owner, and CEO of DeBaptiste Funeral Homes, Inc. and Milestone Events, LLC. He has served the Chester County community for more than 80 years as an elected official, civic and business leader, and active member of religious educational and veteran organizations. Elected as the first African American Mayor of West Chester in 1993, Dr. DeBaptiste served two successful terms of office. He was Chairman of the Bicentennial Committee and in 1999, led a memorable yearlong celebration of West Chester’s 200th birthday.
The DeBaptiste Funeral Homes, Inc. founded in 1954, has flourished. In 1964, Clifford and Inez E. DeBaptiste constructed a new funeral home. In 2008, the comerstone was laid for the Inez E. DeBaptiste Building which houses Milestone Events, LLC, a reception center which can accommodate 200 guests. The tradition of excellence continues and in all county, state and national funeral organizations. Dr. DeBaptiste served thirteen consecutive terms as Chairman of the Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors. He is a member of the Quaker State Funeral Directors Association, in 2009, Dr. DeBaptiste was sworn- in as President of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association. During his term he created three permanent funds to enable funeral directors to make charitable grants to better serve their communities.
As a business leader, Dr. DeBaptiste served on the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Chester County from 1975 through 2010. When the bank merged with Tower Bank in 2010, Dr. DeBaptiste was asked to continue on the new Board through 2012.
OIC of Chester County has named Dr. DeBaptiste as the 2014 recipient of the Leon Sullivan Award. In 2011, he received the Multicultural Leadership Award from the Frederick Douglass Institute. The prestigious Founders Award was presented to the Dr. DeBaptiste by the Chester County Historical Society. The Chester County Community Foundation has acknowledged the philanthropy of Clifford E. DeBaptiste. In 1984, he was named Outstanding Citizen of the Year by the West Chester Chamber of Commerce.
In education, he served with distinction as the Trustee of West Chester University. Dr. DeBaptiste has promoted the University’s expansion and has been an advocate for diversity programs and enhanced student opportunities. In 1990, he received the United President’s Medallion for Service, and, in 1999, West Chester University awarded Clifford DeBaptiste an Honorary Doctorate of Law Degree. In 2013, DeBaptiste Plaza opened with the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass, which overlooks a reflecting garden and the Quad.
Clifford E. DeBaptiste holds membership in St. Paul’s Baptiste Church of West Chester and the Church of the Holy Trinity. He was recognized in 2010 as St. Paul’s Man of the Year. He is a 33rd Degree member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Consistory No. 86, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, where he was elevated to Sovereign Grant Inspector General. In 2014, Dr. DeBaptiste was named a Past Grant Exalted Ruler by the IBPOEW (Elks). In 2009, the National Purple Heart Association recognized his service to the U.S. Army in the 1940’s and the Korean War when he attained the rank of Sgt. Major. His membership also include Alpha Phi Alph a Fraternity, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (Boule), Rotary International, NAACP, Chester County Private Industry Council, Chester County Art Association, and many others. He is the recipient of more than 500 awards and recognitions of service. Dr. DeBaptiste is the proud father of Lillian DeBaptiste Lambert, FD, Inez A. DeBaptiste, Esquire, and Celeste E. DeBaptiste, M.D.
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Tower and First Chester Announce Updated Exchange Ratio Calculation
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 7, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tower Bancorp, Inc. ("Tower") (Nasdaq:TOBC) and First Chester County Corporation ("First Chester") (Nasdaq:FCEC) today jointly announced that the amount of First Chester Delinquent Loans has been calculated at $69.7 million as of November 30, 2010. Accordingly, if the merger of First Chester and Tower closes in December 2010 as expected, First Chester shareholders will receive 0.356 shares of Tower common stock for each share of First Chester common stock they own on the effective date of the merger. The parties indicated that the principal reason for the decrease in the amount of First Chester Delinquent Loans is a recent improvement in the overall credit quality of First Chester's loan portfolio.
Each of the companies will hold a special meeting of its respective shareholders on December 8, 2010 for purposes of considering and approving the agreement and plan of merger between Tower and First Chester, which provides for the merger of First Chester into Tower. The merger is currently anticipated to close in mid-December 2010.
Additional Information About the Merger
The proposed transaction will be submitted to the shareholders of First Chester and Tower for their consideration and approval. In connection with the proposed transaction, Tower has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement on Form S-4, which has been declared effective by the SEC and includes a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to be distributed to the shareholders of Tower and First Chester on or about November 5, 2010. Investors are urged to read the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information. Investors can obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Tower and First Chester, free of charge from the SEC's Internet site ( www.sec.gov ), by contacting Tower Bancorp, Inc., 112 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101, Attention: Brent Smith, Investor Relations, telephone 717-724-4666 or by contacting First Chester Financial Corporation, 9 North High Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19381 Attention: John Stoddart, Investor Relations, telephone 484-881-4141. INVESTORS SHOULD READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION.
Participants in the Transaction
Tower, First Chester and their respective directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management and employees may be soliciting proxies from Tower and First Chester shareholders in favor of the transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of the Tower and First Chester shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction is set forth in the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC. You can also find information about Tower's executive officers and directors in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 23, 2010, which is available at the SEC's Internet site ( www.sec.gov ). Additional information about First Chester's executive officers and directors is set forth in its Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 27, 2010, which is available at the SEC's Internet site. You can also obtain free copies of these documents from Tower or First Chester, as appropriate, using the contact information above.
This document is not an offer to sell shares of Tower's securities which may be issued in the proposed transaction. Such securities are offered only by means of the joint proxy statement/prospectus referred to above.
About Tower Bancorp, Inc.
Tower Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Graystone Tower Bank, a full-service community bank operating 26 branch offices in central Pennsylvania and Maryland through two divisions, Graystone Bank and Tower Bank. With total assets of approximately $1.6 billion, Tower Bancorp's unparalleled competitive advantage is its more than 300 employees and a strong corporate culture paired with a clear vision that provides customers with uncompromising service and individualized solutions to every financial need. Tower Bancorp's common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "TOBC." More information about Tower Bancorp and its divisions can be found on the internet at www.yourtowerbank.com, www.graystonebank.com and .
The Tower Bancorp, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7686
About First Chester County Corporation
First Chester County Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, First National Bank of Chester County, is a financial institution with $1.14 billion in assets and 23 branch offices located in Chester, Delaware, Lancaster and Cumberland counties. Founded in 1863, First National Bank of Chester County is the eighth oldest national bank in the country. First National provides quality financial services to individuals, businesses, government entities, nonprofit organizations, and community service groups. Wealth Management and Trust Services are provided through First National Wealth Management, a division of First National Bank of Chester County. For more information, visit www.1nbank.com. Mortgage services are provided through American Home Bank, a division of First National Bank of Chester County. American Home Bank (AHB) has multiple national delivery channels in the retail and wholesale mortgage arena as well as joint venture mortgage partnerships with builders and systems-built manufacturers. For more information visit www.bankahb.com.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
This document may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following: ineffectiveness of the company's business strategy due to changes in current or future market conditions; the effects of competition, and of changes in laws and regulations, including industry consolidation and development of competing financial products and services; interest rate movements; changes in credit quality; inability to achieve merger-related synergies; difficulties in integrating distinct business operations, including information technology difficulties; volatilities in the securities markets; and deteriorating economic conditions, and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in filings by Tower Bancorp, Inc. and First Chester Financial Corporation with the SEC.
CONTACT: Tower Bancorp, Inc. Andrew Samuel, Chairman and CEO (717) 724-2800 First Chester County Corporation John A. Featherman III, Chairman, President, and CEO (484) 881-4100as of 11/29/2021
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West Chester FDIC Insured Banks
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania | 57282 | 1161 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania | 57282 | 1393 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania | 57282 | 1502 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania | 57282 | 22 Turner Lane, West Chester, PA 19380 |
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania | 57282 | 907 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
DNB First, National Association | 7464 | 1115 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
DNB First, National Association | 7464 | 2 North Church Street, West Chester, PA 19380 |
DNB First, National Association | 7464 | 300 Oakland Rd., West Chester, PA 19382 |
Eagle National Bank | 26947 | 1304 Old Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 1371 Boot Road, East Goshen Township, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 1436 Pottstown Pike, The Banbury Shoppes, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 311 North Five Point Road, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 6 E Street Road, West Chester, PA 19382 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 700 Downingtown Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 887 South Matlack Street, West Chester, PA 19382 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 9 North High Street, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First Niagara Bank, National Association | 16004 | 1197 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
First Niagara Bank, National Association | 16004 | 16 East Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Fulton Bank, National Association | 7551 | 116 West Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Fulton Bank, National Association | 7551 | 1201 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Meridian Bank | 57777 | 16 W. Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382 |
National Penn Bank | 7414 | 1261 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
National Penn Bank | 7414 | 1349 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
National Penn Bank | 7414 | 200 North High Street, West Chester, PA 19380 |
Penn Liberty Bank | 57844 | 1301 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
PNC Bank, National Association | 6384 | 1375 Boot Road, West Chester, PA 19380 |
PNC Bank, National Association | 6384 | 1527 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
PNC Bank, National Association | 6384 | 790 Downington Pike, Route 322, West Chester, PA 19380 |
Stonebridge Bank | 35077 | 624 Willowbrook Lane, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Susquehanna Bank | 7579 | 15 East Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19381 |
TD Bank, National Association | 18409 | 1159 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
TD Bank, National Association | 18409 | 1560 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
TD Bank, National Association | 18409 | Market & Bolmar Street, West Chester, PA 19380 |
The Bryn Mawr Trust Company | 11866 | 1615 East Boot Road, West Chester, PA 19380 |
The Bryn Mawr Trust Company | 11866 | 849 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 3511 | 100 Painters Crossing Rd, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 3511 | 1502 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 3511 | 17 North High Street, West Chester, PA 19380 |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 3511 | 929 South High St, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 3511 | 999 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First Union is Now Wells Fargo
First Union offered a wide selection of financial and investment products to its customers. Founded in 1908 as Union National Bank, First Union was the sixth-largest banking company in the United States as of December 31, 2000. It held assets totaling more than $254 billion, with banking operations in 11 East Coast states and Washington, D.C., and brokerage operations in 47 states nationwide.
First Union’s stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol FTU.
First Union merges
On September 1, 2001, First Union and Wachovia merged to create the leading retail bank presence on the East Coast and the fifth-largest full-service retail broker-dealer in the United States.
The new company was named Wachovia Corporation. As of December 31, 2001, it held assets totaling $330 billion and stockholders’ equity totaling $28 billion.
In 2008, Wells Fargo & Company acquired Wachovia Corporation, including First Union.
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Tower and First Chester Announce Updated Exchange Ratio Calculation
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 7, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tower Bancorp, Inc. ("Tower") (Nasdaq:TOBC) and First Chester Unify financial credit union los angeles Corporation ("First Chester") (Nasdaq:FCEC) today jointly announced that the amount of First Chester Delinquent Loans has been calculated at $69.7 million as of November 30, 2010. Accordingly, if the merger of First Chester and Tower closes in December 2010 as expected, First Chester shareholders will receive 0.356 shares of Tower common stock for each share of First Chester common stock they own on the effective date of the merger. The parties indicated that the principal reason for the decrease in the amount of First Chester Delinquent Loans is a recent improvement in the overall credit quality of First Chester's loan portfolio.
Each of the companies will hold a special meeting of its respective shareholders on December 8, 2010 for purposes of considering and approving the agreement and plan of merger between Tower and First Chester, which provides for the merger of First Chester into Tower. The merger is currently anticipated to close in mid-December 2010.
Additional Information About the Merger
The proposed transaction will be submitted to the shareholders of First Chester and Tower for their consideration and approval. In connection with the proposed transaction, Tower has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement on Form S-4, which has been declared effective by the SEC and includes a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to be distributed to the shareholders of Tower and First Chester on or about November 5, 2010. Investors are urged to read the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information. Investors can obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Tower and First Chester, free of charge from the SEC's Internet site ( www.sec.gov ), by contacting Tower Bancorp, Inc., 112 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101, Attention: Brent Smith, Investor Relations, telephone 717-724-4666 or by contacting First Chester Financial Corporation, 9 North High Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19381 Attention: John Stoddart, Investor Relations, telephone 484-881-4141. INVESTORS SHOULD READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION.
Participants in the Transaction
Tower, First Chester and their respective directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management and employees may be soliciting proxies from Tower and First Chester shareholders in favor of the transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of the Tower and First Chester shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction is set forth in the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC. You can also find information about Tower's executive officers and directors in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 23, 2010, which is available at the SEC's Internet site ( www.sec.gov ). Additional information about First Chester's executive officers and directors is set forth in its Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 27, 2010, which is available at the SEC's Internet site. You can also obtain free copies of these documents from Tower or First Chester, as appropriate, using the contact information above.
This document is not an offer to sell shares of Tower's securities which may be issued in the proposed transaction. Such securities are offered only by means of the joint proxy statement/prospectus referred to above.
About Tower Bancorp, Inc.
Tower Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Graystone Tower Bank, a full-service community bank operating 26 branch offices in central Pennsylvania and Maryland through two divisions, Graystone Bank and Tower Bank. With total assets of approximately $1.6 billion, Tower Bancorp's unparalleled competitive advantage is its more than 300 employees and a strong corporate culture paired with a clear vision that provides customers with uncompromising service and individualized solutions to every financial need. Tower Bancorp's common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "TOBC." More information about Tower Bancorp and its divisions can be found on the internet at www.yourtowerbank.com, www.graystonebank.com and .
The Tower Bancorp, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7686
About First Chester County Corporation
First Chester County Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, First National Bank of Chester County, is a financial institution with $1.14 billion in assets and 23 branch offices located in Chester, Delaware, Lancaster and Cumberland counties. Founded in 1863, First National Bank of Chester County is the eighth oldest national bank in the country. First National provides quality financial services to individuals, businesses, government entities, nonprofit organizations, and community service groups. Wealth Management and Trust Services are provided through First National Wealth Management, a division of First National Bank of Chester County. For more information, visit www.1nbank.com. Mortgage services are provided through American Home Bank, a division of First National Bank of Chester County. American Home Bank (AHB) has multiple national delivery channels in the retail and wholesale mortgage arena as well as joint venture mortgage partnerships with builders and systems-built manufacturers. For more information visit www.bankahb.com.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
This document may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following: ineffectiveness of the company's business strategy due to changes in current or future market conditions; the effects of competition, and of changes in laws and regulations, including industry consolidation and development of competing financial products and services; interest rate movements; changes in credit quality; inability to achieve merger-related synergies; difficulties in integrating distinct business operations, including information technology difficulties; volatilities in the securities markets; and deteriorating economic conditions, and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in filings by Tower Bancorp, Inc. and First Chester Financial Corporation with the SEC.
CONTACT: Tower Bancorp, Inc. Andrew Samuel, Chairman and CEO (717) 724-2800 First Chester County Corporation John A. Featherman III, Chairman, President, and CEO (484) 881-4100West Chester, Pennsylvania 12 Month CD Rates
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West Chester FDIC Insured Banks
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania | 57282 | 1161 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania | 57282 | 1393 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania | 57282 | 1502 West First national bank of chester county west chester pa Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania | 57282 | 22 Turner Lane, West Chester, PA 19380 |
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania | 57282 | 907 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
DNB First, National Association | 7464 | 1115 West Chester Pike, West First national bank of chester county west chester pa, PA 19382 |
DNB First, National Association | 7464 | 2 North Church Street, West Chester, PA 19380 |
DNB First, National Association | 7464 | 300 Oakland Rd., West Chester, PA 19382 |
Eagle National Bank | 26947 | 1304 Old Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 1371 Boot Road, East Goshen Township, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 1436 Pottstown Pike, The Banbury Shoppes, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 311 North Five Point Road, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 6 E Street Road, West Chester, PA 19382 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 700 Downingtown Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 887 South Matlack Street, West Chester, PA 19382 |
First National Bank of Chester County | 7802 | 9 North High Street, West Chester, PA 19380 |
First Niagara Bank, National Association | 16004 | 1197 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
First Niagara Bank, National Association | 16004 | 16 East Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Fulton Bank, National Association | 7551 | 116 West Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Fulton Bank, National Association | 7551 | 1201 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Meridian Bank | 57777 | 16 W. Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382 |
National Penn Bank | 7414 | 1261 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
National Penn Bank | 7414 | 1349 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
National Penn Bank | 7414 | 200 North High Street, West Chester, PA 19380 |
Penn Liberty Bank | 57844 | 1301 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
PNC Bank, National Association | 6384 | 1375 Boot Road, West Chester, PA 19380 |
PNC Bank, National Association | 6384 | 1527 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
PNC Bank, National Association | 6384 | 790 Downington Pike, Route 322, West Chester, First national bank of chester county west chester pa 19380 |
Stonebridge Bank | 35077 | 624 Willowbrook Lane, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Susquehanna Bank | 7579 | 15 East Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19381 |
TD Bank, National Association | 18409 | 1159 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
TD Bank, National Association | 18409 | 1560 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
TD Bank, National Association | 18409 | Market & Bolmar Street, West Chester, PA 19380 |
The Bryn Mawr Trust Company | 11866 | 1615 East Boot Road, West Chester, PA 19380 |
The Bryn Mawr Trust Company | 11866 | 849 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 3511 | 100 Painters Crossing Rd, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 3511 | 1502 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 3511 | 17 North High Street, West Chester, PA 19380 |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 3511 | 929 South High St, West Chester, PA 19382 |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 3511 | 999 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 |
Bank of Chester County
United States historic place
Bank of Chester County (also known as the National Bank of Chester County, National Bank of Chester County and Trust Company, and Fidelity Bank) is a historic two-story bank building located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the first bank to be chartered in the county. Following the failure to renew the charter of the Bank of the United States in 1811, states received responsibility over the banking systems within their jurisdiction. Although an initial proposal was rejected by the state legislature in 1813, a 41-bank proposal was passed the following year. An early bank building was utilized in West Chester beginning in 1814 at the Record Office, though the bank was relocated in 1818 to a building across the street, present-day 13 High Street. Following a proposal for a new site in 1835, a first national bank of chester county west chester pa, to be built at 17 High Street, designed by architect Thomas Ustick Walter (1804–1887). It was built in 1836 in the Greek Revival style at the cost of $33,000, and features a portico with four Doric order columns; the bank was subsequently altered in 1874, 1905, and 1928. The previous building has since been rented to numerous individuals, although it still houses outdated equipment no longer used by the bank. The current building is occupied by Wells Fargo.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, located in the West Chester Downtown Historic District.
Background[edit]
After Congress had been unwilling to renew the charter of the First Bank of the United States in 1811, control over banking procedures which would otherwise have been performed by the Bank of the United States was granted to the states instead. In 1813, legislation was proposed by the Pennsylvania state legislature to allow the construction of 25 banks in the state; however, then-governor Simon Snyder rejected the proposal. In 1814, such a proposal was made once more for the establishment of 41 banks, but was vetoed yet again; however, the legislature overturned the veto with overwhelming support. The stock for a bank in Chester County was granted, numbering 9,000 shares at a cost of $50 each. Initially, the bank assigned subscriptions to thirteen commissioners, although it decreased the number of individuals to be given stock to eleven in 1897. Regular subscriptions to the shares were eventually established to the general population as well following the confirmation of the commissioners.[2]
The Bank of Chester County, the first to be built in the county, was then conceived in 1814, located in the Record Office at the intersection of High and Gay Streets in West Chester, Pennsylvania.[3] In 1818, a building on the other side of High Street was bought for the bank – located at present-day 13 High Street, having been built in 1792. Over time, modifications were made to the building in order to suit its purpose. The bank was the main building occupying the lot until a proposal in 1835 resulted in the construction of the Thomas U. Walter building, named for its architect, the new site of the bank after it was built in 1836 and opened in 1837 at a cost of $33,000 at 17 High Street. The stone used to build the bank originated at the Jacobs and Cornog marble quarry in West Whiteland Township. Although the old building's ownership is retained by the bank and is used to store old equipment, it is no longer used, and has been rented to numerous individuals over time, including William Darlington, David Townsend, and William W. Jefferis.[3] Until 1857, the Bank of Chester County was the only one in the county.[2] On October 25, 1864, the bank was reorganized as the National Bank of Chester County to comply with federal laws,[4] and was named as such until 1930, when the bank was re-designated as the National Bank of Chester County and Trust Company.[3] On June 5, 1972, the Bank of Chester County was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] As of 1987, the bank was named Fidelity Bank;[5] the building is now owned and operated by Wells Fargo.[6]
Design[edit]
The building was designed in the Greek Revival style, conceived with dimensions of 45 feet (14 m) by 90 feet (27 m). The foundation is covered with high-quality stone, with marble of first national bank of chester county west chester pa quality laid on the water table. The walls, which were built with marble, were overlaid with bricks; the western portico, which was lowered in first national bank of chester county west chester pa, includes four Doric columns. Although chimneys are still in place on the bank, none of the original ones remain. The building only has a single door, by the front-west side. The north and south walls were rebuilt as a result of a renovation in 1928; two of the original windows on those walls, however, were maintained, although the original first national bank of chester county west chester pa were not preserved and replicas are currently in place. The roof is covered with copper.[3]
The initial floor plan of the two-story bank indicated a smaller banking room than what was constructed. Two vaults, originally placed on either side of the entrance hall, were converted into offices, and two rooms by the back of the bank were dismantled entirely as well as the stairways leading to them. Although first national bank of chester county west chester pa interior was designed with a Greek style in mind with marble layered on the walls, renovations since then resulted in changes in the interior. In 1854, Carl Stromberg recolored the ceiling with shades of blue, with "leaves, fruit, and flowers" painted on the walls' edges. The opposite walls featured murals with additional landscapes.[3] Later, in 1863, a statue of William Darlington was erected for the bank by William Marshal Swayne.[4] A renovation in 1928 was modified to an unknown extent with a "Greek influence and design". Six marble mantels and coal grates were requested for the heating systems of the building for the fireplaces in the building, located in the north and south areas of the banking room, in addition to one each in the president's, cashier's, and two others in the removed rear rooms, though the building is currently powered by electricity. None of the original flooring, doors, nor hardware remains.[3] In 1874, the interior experienced a complete redesign, with the addition of upgraded safes and additional vaults for $10,000.[4] The building was renovated a total of three times – in 1874, 1905, and 1928.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ abBurnham, Smith (1914). First Hundred Years of the National Bank of Chester County, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Innes & Sons.
- ^ abcdefgAnderson, Bart (July 1958). "Bank of Chester County (National Bank of Chester County, Southeast National Bank): Photographs, Historical, and Descriptive Data"(PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey, Heritage Documentation Programs, National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ abcFuthey, J. Smith; Cope, Gilbert (1881). History of Chester County, Pa with Genealogical & Biographical Sketches. L. H. Everts.
- ^McCarthy, Jack (April 1987). "A Brief Historical Sketch of the 1847 Courthouse, 1892 Annex, and 1893 Judge's Bench of Chester County, Pennsylvania". Chester County Government. Chester County Historical Society. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^"Institution Branch Report". Summary of Deposits. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2013.