The Citizens Bank branch on Jefferson Street was opened in 1979. The bank was started in 1904 and remains the oldest continuously operated African American bank in the United States. In 1902 African American leaders in Nashville formed a chapter of the National Negro Business League to promote Black business interests. Two years later they opened The One Cent Savings Bank in the Napier Court Building at 411 Cherry Street. In 1920 One Cent Savings Bank's name changed to Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company to give it a more populist appeal. In February 1922 Citizens Bank moved to the Colored YMCA building on Cedar Street.
Citizens Bank
36.1686113, -86.809843
Description
The Citizens Bank branch on Jefferson Street was opened in 1979. The bank was started in 1904 and remains the oldest continuously operated African American bank in the United States. In 1902 African American leaders in Nashville formed a chapter of the National Negro Business League to promote Black business interests. Two years later they opened The One Cent Savings Bank in the Napier Court Building at 411 Cherry Street. In 1920 One Cent Savings Bank's name changed to Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company to give it a more populist appeal. In February 1922 Citizens Bank moved to the Colored YMCA building on Cedar Street.