Today in Wheeling History: February 27--The Security Trust Company opened on the first floor of the Potts Building at 1145-47 Market Street (1903).
The Security Trust Company was organized in Wheeling in 1902. It opened on February 27, 1903, in temporary quarters on the first floor of the former Grand Central Hotel at 1145-1147 Market Street. The Security Trust Company remained at the Grand Central Hotel location until November 28, 1917, when it moved into a newly constructed building one door east at 1143 Market Street. This elegant marble and mahogany interior bank building had been 15 years in the making. In 1959, the Security Trust Company purchased land across the street where the State Theatre had stood, at 1114-1116 Market Street. A new bank was constructed on this site, featuring modern amenities like a drive-through window on Chapline Street. In 1962, the Security Trust Company merged with the National Bank of West Virginia to form the Security National Bank & Trust Company. The old 1143 Market Street bank building was then sold to L.S. Good in 1960 for an expansion of their department store.
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Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV
The Security Trust Company was organized in Wheeling in 1902. It opened on February 27, 1903, in temporary quarters on the first floor of the former Grand Central Hotel at 1145-1147 Market Street. The Security Trust Company remained at the Grand Central Hotel location until November 28, 1917, when it moved into a newly constructed building one door east at 1143 Market Street. This elegant marble and mahogany interior bank building had been 15 years in the making. In 1959, the Security Trust Company purchased land across the street where the State Theatre had stood, at 1114-1116 Market Street. A new bank was constructed on this site, featuring modern amenities like a drive-through window on Chapline Street. In 1962, the Security Trust Company merged with the National Bank of West Virginia to form the Security National Bank & Trust Company. The old 1143 Market Street bank building was then sold to L.S. Good in 1960 for an expansion of their department store.
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Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV
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