Washington Park National Bank

CTL-E-1793 · Institution · bank · 1924–1931

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Historic South Side bank whose 1924 Neoclassical headquarters at 63rd & Cottage Grove (Albert A. Schwartz, architect) is the Washington Park National Bank Building; the bank closed June 8, 1931.

Notes

RELP45 new (2026-10-06). Identity re-check: the bank; distinct from its building (CTL-E-1448).

Relationships

Woodlawn — located in
The Washington Park National Bank's 1924 Neoclassical headquarters at 6300 S. Cottage Grove (63rd & Cottage Grove) is in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood.

Sources

https://www.preservationchicago.org/potential-win-adaptive-reuse-plan-including-public-library-branch-advances-for-long-endangered-washington-park-national-bank-chicago-7-2016-2020-2/

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