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Northwestern National Bank, 1923

Northwestern National Bank, 407–413 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, 1923. Photo by C. J. Hibbard.

Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building, ca. 1892

The Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building (Metropolitan Building) at Third Street and Second Avenue, Minneapolis, shown here ca. 1892, was home to the Northwestern National Bank between 1891 and 1904.

Northwestern National Bank, ca. 1875

Northwestern National Bank at the corner of First Avenue South and Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, ca. 1875. Photo by William Henry Illingworth.

Northwestern National Bank, 1890

Men in front of the Northwestern National Bank, ca. 1890. Photograph by Norton & Peel.

Northwestern National Bank, Minneapolis

The Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis opened its doors in 1872. During its long history, it survived locust plagues, economic panics, a major milling disaster, the turbulent times of the Great Depression, and a devastating fire. Acquisition of smaller banks and a growing list of services made it one of the top banking companies in the region. In 1929 it became a bank holding company organized as Northwestern Bancorporation (later Norwest Corporation). Norwest merged with Wells Fargo in 1998.