Farmers’ Bank

Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in Virginia. Farmers' Bank was incorporated in 1812 and the Petersburg, Virginia branch opened in 1817.

Photo: Alexiskferia, Public domain.

Type: Museum
Description: historic commercial building in Virginia, United States
Also known as: “Farmers‘ Bank” and “Farmers‘ Bank Museum”
Address: 19 Bollingbrook Street, Petersburg, 23803

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City Market and Tabb Street Presbyterian Church.

City Market

Marketplace

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City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling.

Tabb Street Presbyterian Church

Church

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Tabb Street Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Thomas Ustick Walter and built in 1843, in the Greek Revival style. Tabb Street Presbyterian Church is situated 920 feet south of Farmers’ Bank.

Petersburg City Hall

Town hall

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Petersburg City Hall is a historic city hall building located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Ammi B. Young and built between 1856 and 1859, as the U.S. Customs House and Post Office. Petersburg City Hall is situated 1,100 feet south of Farmers’ Bank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.

Pocahontas Island

Neighborhood

Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.

Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.

Ettrick

Village

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Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station.

Colonial Heights

Town

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Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Colonial Heights is situated 1½ miles north of Farmers’ Bank.

Farmers’ Bank

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.23277° or 37° 13′ 58″ north

Longitude

-77.40403° or 77° 24′ 15″ west

Open location code

87946HMW+49

OpenStreetMap ID

way 298398293

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5435754

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