Billings in Yellowstone County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Billings' First Bank - 1883

Historic Montana Avenue

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2020

1. Billings' First Bank - 1883 Marker

Inscription. The Stebbins, Post and Mind Bank opened its door on Minnesota Avenue in 1883. It served as Billings' only financial institution until 1886, when Edward Bailey and Parmly Billings established the town's second private bank across the tracks on Montana Avenue. The Stebbins, Post and Mind Bank was chartered as the First National Bank in 1884. The bank moved a year from its original frame building into a new permanent brick and stone building on the northwest corner of North 27th Street and Montana Avenue.

Erected by Downtown Billings Starts Here. (Marker Number 22.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 45° 46.873′ N, 108° 30.31′ W. Marker is in Billings, Montana, in Yellowstone County. It is on Montana Avenue near North 28th Street, aka North Broadway, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2821 Montana Avenue, Billings MT 59101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Yellowstone Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Chapple Drug Store - 1893 (here, next to this marker); The Selvidge/Babcock Building - circa 1925 (within shouting distance of this marker); An Automobile at the Cigar Store (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Losekamp Block (within shouting distance of this marker); The Losekamp Building - 1903 (within shouting distance of this marker); J.K. Ralston Cabin-Studio (within shouting distance of this marker); Standing Outside the Stockman's Café (within shouting distance of this marker); The Parmly Billings Library - 1901 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Billings.

More about this marker. Markers erected by Downtown Billings Starts Here are secure to streetlight poles and are only visible from the sidewalk provided they are not covered by a flower pot.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2020

2. Billings' First Bank - 1883 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.