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The bank was founded in December [[1887]] as '''Birmingham Trust and Savings Company''' and moved into offices in the [[Elyton Land Co. building]] on [[20th Street North]] on [[June 20]], [[1888]]. The first board of directors was headed by [[Henry Caldwell]] with [[Samuel Murphy]] as vice-president and [[M. G. Hudson]] as cashier.
The bank was founded in December [[1887]] as '''Birmingham Trust and Savings Company''' and moved into offices in the [[Elyton Land Co. building]] on [[20th Street North]] on [[June 20]], [[1888]]. The first board of directors was headed by [[Henry Caldwell]] with [[Samuel Murphy]] as vice-president and [[M. G. Hudson]] as cashier.


From [[1891]] to [[1901]] it leased offices in the [[Morris Block]] at [[19th Street North|19th Street]] and [[1st Avenue North]]. It constructed a banking office at 112 [[20th Street North]] in [[1902]], and rebuilt it as a monumental Neoclassical structure in [[1922]].
From [[1891]] to [[1901]] it leased offices in the [[Morris Block]] at [[19th Street North|19th Street]] and [[1st Avenue North]]. It constructed a banking office at 112 [[20th Street North]] in [[1902]], and rebuilt it as a [[Birmingham Trust building (1922)|monumental Neoclassical structure]] in [[1922]].


The name was changed to '''Birmingham Trust National Bank''' ('''BTNB''') when it secured a national charter in [[1946]].  It opened its first "neighborhood branches" in [[East Lake]], [[Mountain Brook]], and [[Wells Fargo Five Points West branch|Five Points West]] in the late 1940s and early 1950s. A new [[BTNB Southside office]] was completed at [[24th Street South|24th Street]] and [[6th Avenue South]] in [[1955]].
The name was changed to '''Birmingham Trust National Bank''' ('''BTNB''') when it secured a national charter in [[1946]].  It opened its first "neighborhood branches" in [[East Lake]], [[Mountain Brook]], and [[Wells Fargo Five Points West branch|Five Points West]] in the late 1940s and early 1950s. A new [[BTNB Southside office]] was completed at [[24th Street South|24th Street]] and [[6th Avenue South]] in [[1955]].

Revision as of 10:02, 12 May 2017

This article is about the local bank before its transition into the regional SouthTrust Bank.
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Birmingham Trust National Bank (BTNB) was a large bank which operated in Birmingham from 1887 to 1982, when it was rebranded as SouthTrust Bank under a regional holding company.

The bank was founded in December 1887 as Birmingham Trust and Savings Company and moved into offices in the Elyton Land Co. building on 20th Street North on June 20, 1888. The first board of directors was headed by Henry Caldwell with Samuel Murphy as vice-president and M. G. Hudson as cashier.

From 1891 to 1901 it leased offices in the Morris Block at 19th Street and 1st Avenue North. It constructed a banking office at 112 20th Street North in 1902, and rebuilt it as a monumental Neoclassical structure in 1922.

The name was changed to Birmingham Trust National Bank (BTNB) when it secured a national charter in 1946. It opened its first "neighborhood branches" in East Lake, Mountain Brook, and Five Points West in the late 1940s and early 1950s. A new BTNB Southside office was completed at 24th Street and 6th Avenue South in 1955.

The bank erected a 7-story office building behind its 20th Street banking office in 1964.

BTNB was the first financial institution in the nation to introduce what was termed at the time an "automated central information system" in 1971.

After regional acquisitions, the holding company SouthTrust Corporation was formed in 1981. The corporation rebranded all bank branches as SouthTrust Bank in 1982.

  • The 1902 Birmingham Trust National Bank building

    The 1902 Birmingham Trust National Bank building

  • The 1922 Birmingham Trust National Bank building

    The 1922 Birmingham Trust National Bank building

BTNB branches

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