The Stevensville Bank is a historic
bank
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Because ...
building located near the center of
Stevensville,
Maryland
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,
United States
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, and is in the
Stevensville Historic District. The building's name is a reference to Stevensville Savings Bank which once occupied the building. The classically detailed bank is now used as a law office.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1985.
Stevensville Savings Bank
Stevensville Savings Bank was the
bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
that occupied the building until the 1960s. At that time, the bank moved near a
strip mall
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at the edge of Stevensville and changed its name to Tidewater Bank. Tidewater Bank later merged with larger banks; in recent years it has been owned by
Nations Bank and
Bank of America
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. The Tidewater Bank building continues to serve as a Bank of America branch known as the Tidewater Branch.
References
External links
*, including photo dated 1978, at Maryland Historical Trust
Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Buildings and structures in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Commercial buildings completed in 1903
Kent Island, Maryland
Historic district contributing properties in Maryland
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Maryland
National Register of Historic Places in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
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