Olympia National Bank
The Olympia National Bank is a historic building in downtown Olympia, Washington, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1987. The building was designed by Joseph Wohleb in the neoclassical and Beaux-Arts architecture styles and constructed by the Hurley-Mason Construction Company of Tacoma in for an estimated cost of $50,000. It has a by foundation and two stories.
History
The bank was created in 1899 as Olympia State Bank and converted to a national bank the following year by a vote of trustees.In 1912, the Schmidt estate purchased the bank and moved to its present location on November 1, 1915.
The building sustained damage during the 1949 Olympia earthquake, losing its original baluster elements; and again in the 2001 Nisqually earthquake.
In 1977, the Pacific First Federal Savings Bank moved into the building, and it was completely restored.