Fifth Branch Bank Building - Lexington, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 39° 11.136 W 093° 53.154
15S E 423488 N 4337746
Owners of the building, who and why.
Waymark Code: WM3CR6
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2008
Views: 7
Marker Erected by: Lexington Lions Club, Lafayette County Historical Society.
County of Marker: Lafayette.
Location: 8th St. & Main St., Lexington.
Marker Text:
FIFTH BRANCH BANK BUILDING
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Erected in 1846 to house the Fifth Branch of the Bank of the State of Missouri, organized April 10, 1845 and the only one of the five branch locations in the western part of the state. It became Farmers Bank of Missouri in 1857. The bank's funds, $960,159.60, were seized by Federal troops Sept. 7, 1861, were buried on Masonic College grounds and later recovered by Gen. Price, when Col. Mulligan surrendered. When the bank closed in 1869, Col. John Reid purchased this building and converted it into one of the finest homes in this area. After his death, the property was acquired by the B.P.O. Elks.