Old National Bank, Grand Rapids, MI (Charter 2890)

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Postcard of the Old National Bank of Grand Rapids, Michigan, ca1910s
Postcard of the Old National Bank of Grand Rapids, Michigan, ca1910s. Courtesy of Adam Stroup

Old National Bank, Grand Rapids, MI (Chartered 1883 - Liquidated 1929)

Town History

Postcard showing the lobby of the Old National Bank of Grand Rapids, Michigan, ca1900s.
Postcard showing the lobby of the Old National Bank of Grand Rapids, Michigan, ca1900s. Courtesy of Adam Stroup

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and the county seat of Kent County. Situated along the Grand River approximately 30 miles east of Lake Michigan, it is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, the fastest growing major city in Michigan, and one of the fastest growing cities in the Midwest. According to 2019 US Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 201,013, while the greater metropolitan area had a population of 1,077,370. In 1900 the population was 87,565 and in 1940, 164,292; it has been growing ever since.

A historic furniture manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies and is nicknamed "Furniture City." The city and surrounding communities are economically diverse, based in the health care, information technology, automotive, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturing industries, among others.

Grand Rapids is the childhood home of U.S. President Gerald Ford, who is buried with his wife Betty on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in the city. The city's main airport and one of its freeways are named after him.

Grand Rapids had 12 National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and 10 of those banks issued National Bank Notes. Grand Rapids also had two Obsolete Banks that issued Obsolete Bank Notes during the Obsolete Bank Note Era (1782-1866).

Bank History

  • Organized February 8, 1883
  • Chartered February 24, 1883
  • Succeeded 294 (First National Bank, Grand Rapids, MI)
  • Liquidated April 22, 1929
  • Absorbed by Kent State Bank

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The Old National Bank of Grand Rapids, MI

Bank Note Types Issued

1902 Red Seal $5 bank note with printed signatures of Clay H. Hollister, Cashier and J.M. Barnett, President.
1902 Red Seal $5 bank note with printed signatures of Clay H. Hollister, Cashier and J.M. Barnett, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

A total of $11,877,850 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1883 and 1929. This consisted of a total of 1,505,516 notes (1,505,516 large size and No small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 20853
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6853
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 31425
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 25230
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 52665
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 33834
1902 Plain Back 4x5 52666 - 179092
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 33835 - 112926

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

The Old National Bank of Grand Rapids Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1883 - 1929):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Bank Note Signers

  • There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.

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