Property History

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History of the Broad Street Bank
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History of the Broad Street Bank

Among the several financial institutions that have helped make history for Trenton is the Broad Street National Bank. The bank was organized in 1887 at 188 South Broad Street, a small storefront, and later moved to 201-203 South Broad. Trenton prosperity continued under the leadership of Israel Howard and Oliver O. Bowman, and it was not long before the bank outgrew its Broad Street home and the aggressive management began looking for a more prestigious address to construct an immense banking and office building. Past board member later elected President of the bank General Wilbur F. Sadler led the bank to almost a century of growth. Locating at its present home on East State Street, the bank continued to use its Broad Street name until being sold to Fleet Bank in the later half of the twentieth century.


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