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September 8, 2017 – The iconic Johnson County Savings Bank building – located at the corner of Clinton & Washington Streets – is designated on the National Register of Historic Places.
Throughout most of the 1850’s, Iowa City was prospering just as the nation was prospering. In 1854, Iowa City’s first regional bank opened – Cook, Sargent & Downey – on the corner of Clinton & Washington Streets. In 1856, their new three-story Bank House opened and things were looking rosy. But the Panic of 1857 suddenly hit, and now, the bloom was off the vine. In 1912, the Banking House was replaced with the new six-story office building – which is, today, occupied by Midwest One Bank.
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Minor correction for banking article: Thomas C Carson, not S.
Good eye David! corrected! THANKS