First National Bank Museum

Schedule a guided tour of the First National Bank Museum and discover one of the few banks still preserved in its original setting in the United States of America! The First National Bank of Columbia was chartered in 1864 and played a key role in the growth and development of Columbia. Marvelous details from the bank’s working years survive, such as the walnut paying and receiving teller cages, the furnishings of the President’s office, the massive walk-in vault, and the original check canceller consisting of a tree stump and a specially designed hammer. The bank museum occupies the front two rooms of the historic building from 1814.