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The First National Bank of
St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stear ...
, United States, is a historic bank building constructed in 1889 and doubled in size around 1918. It was designed by architect
Charles Sumner Sedgwick Charles Sumner SedgwickIn some sources, his name has been incorrectly presented as Charles Sedgewick (1856 – March 12, 1922) was an American architect based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Personal life He was born in New York State. His wife, ...
for St. Cloud's first bank, which was established in 1867 and chartered as a
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in 1882. With The building was listed on the
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in 1982 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce. It was nominated for being St. Cloud's "finest designed and best preserved commercial building"—in the words of historian Thomas Harvey—and for its important financial role in the development of St. Cloud and surrounding
Stearns County Stearns County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,292. Its county seat and largest city is St. Cloud. The county was founded in 1855. It was originally named for Isaac Ingalls Stevens, the ...
. The building was constructed of red
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with
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trim and
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ornamentation. It housed several prominent businesses after First National Bank left in 1925. As of 2018 its tenants include a branch of Kensington Bank and a restaurant.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Stearns County, Minnesota This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Stearns County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Stearns County, Minnesota, Uni ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:First National Bank (Saint Cloud, Minnesota) 1889 establishments in Minnesota Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Buildings and structures in St. Cloud, Minnesota Commercial buildings completed in 1889 Commercial buildings completed in 1918 National Register of Historic Places in Stearns County, Minnesota Queen Anne architecture in Minnesota