October 21, 1891 · Terra Alta
Business owners and community leaders secured a charter for the Terra Alta Bank on October 21, 1891, establishing Preston County's second bank and the first to serve the eastern part of the county. Directors were elected on November 13, and the bank opened in temporary quarters in May 1892.
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The permanent Terra Alta Bank building opened in October 1893 after construction began the previous year. The three-story Italianate commercial building at East Washington and Latrobe streets was constructed by Gakes Brothers and Sharp and became one of downtown Terra Alta's largest structures.
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After 98 years in its 1893 building, the Terra Alta Bank opened a modern facility on State Route 7 on June 24, 1991. In June 1993, the former bank building was sold to the Preston County Historical Society for ten dollars and became the Preston County History House.
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