District of Columbia National Banks (1863-1935)

This page contains a listing of all of the District of Columbia National Banks that issued bank notes during the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935).

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District of Columbia (27 Issuing National Banks)

State	NBCharter	Bank Name	Town	County	Open	Close	Bank Fate	Notes Issued	Large Notes	Small Notes	Total $ Issued
DC	682	National Bank of Commerce	Georgetown	District of Columbia	1864	1869	Liquidated	12,260	12,260	0	$91,300
DC	1928	Farmers and Mechanics NB	Georgetown	District of Columbia	1872	1928	Closed	590,700	590,700	0	$6,079,350
DC	26	First National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1863	1873	Receivership	86,990	86,990	0	$730,200
DC	526	NB of the Metropolis	Washington	District of Columbia	1864	1866	Liquidated	30,800	30,800	0	$190,000
DC	627	Merchants National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1864	1866	Receivership	21,600	21,600	0	$180,000
DC	875	NB of the Republic	Washington	District of Columbia	1865	1897	Liquidated	89,926	89,926	0	$1,142,250
DC	1069	N Metropolitan B/N Metro Citizens B	Washington	District of Columbia	1865		(Open past 1935)	1,384,046	1,299,164	84,882	$14,934,380
DC	2038	Second National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1872	1993	Closed (Merger)	1,191,902	1,042,828	149,074	$10,068,360
DC	2358	German American NB	Washington	District of Columbia	1877	1878	Receivership	18,440	18,440	0	$69,700
DC	2382	Central NB of Washington City	Washington	District of Columbia	1878	1907	Liquidated	148,176	148,176	0	$1,789,800
DC	3425	National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1885	1990	Failed (Merger)	1,505,661	1,307,920	197,741	$17,760,710
DC	3625	Columbia National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1887		(Open past 1935)	451,750	374,484	77,266	$5,610,690
DC	4107	National Capital Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1889	open	Still InBusiness	126,098	126,098	0	$1,925,850
DC	4195	West End National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1890	1903	Liquidated	13,798	13,798	0	$215,100
DC	4244	Traders National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1890	1908	Liquidated	61,166	61,166	0	$641,550
DC	4247	Lincoln National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1890		(Open past 1935)	236,514	204,228	32,286	$2,989,360
DC	4522	Ohio National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1891	1897	Liquidated	12,032	12,032	0	$150,400
DC	5046	Riggs National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1896	2005	Liquidated	1,781,586	1,239,324	542,262	$15,885,450
DC	6716	American National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1903	1922	Closed	870,364	870,364	0	$7,149,200
DC	7446	Commercial National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1904	1933	Receivership	1,454,054	1,215,020	239,034	$18,107,890
DC	7936	National City Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1905	1911	Liquidated	85,120	85,120	0	$1,064,000
DC	9545	District National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1909	1933	Receivership	1,345,756	1,144,768	200,988	$10,700,220
DC	10316	Federal NB/Federal-American NB	Washington	District of Columbia	1913	1933	Receivership	115,778	114,644	1,134	$2,111,790
DC	10504	Franklin National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1914		(Open past 1935)	338,837	273,580	65,257	$4,219,490
DC	10825	Dupont National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1916	1922	Absorbed	78,912	78,912	0	$986,400
DC	13782	Hamilton National Bank	Washington	District of Columbia	1933		(Open past 1935)	203,252	0	203,252	$1,647,740