1870 Exterior Photo
Exterior photo taken in c. 1870 facing the intersection of Fifteenth and Blake Streets, near the current Palace Loft Apartments. This image represents the earliest location the First National Bank of Denver occupied starting in 1865. Notice that “First National Bank” is printed above the bank’s entrances. Below the main sign is smaller text reading “Designated Depository of the United States” meaning that the national government could store any assets of financial value, like precious metals, there, instead of having to transport it to a federally operated facility, like Fort Knox.
| Source: “96000165” National Register of Historic Places, January 25, 1996. National Park Service Digital Asset Management System. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84126025.