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“This institution had the honor of building and occupying the first brick building in Snohomish County and now has the distinction of owning and occupying the first and only reinforced concrete fire-proof building in the county.” — Snohomish County Tribune, February 15, 1907.

The bank was organized on October 13, 1887, as the J. Furth & Co and located in the Wilbur Drugstore Building (tour stop No. 11). Its national charter was granted six months later, and it moved into its new building, two doors west of Wilbur’s, as the First National Bank of Snohomish. After the move in 1907 to this building, Snohomish’s pioneer bank didn’t move again for over 50 years, when it relocated to Second Street, near Union Avenue, as a Seafirst branch. The crash of 2008 resulted in new signage as the Bank of America.

An antique store was the first tenant of the empty landmark. It was the 1960s and downtown Snohomish began promoting itself as an “antique capital.” After antiques, a couple of restaurants floundered in this space until 2009, when it was purchased and renovated by John L. Scott Real Estate. Today it’s home to an Olive and Bloom company called Edit offering mixed merchandise on two floors – a visit to the basement is recommended to view the original bank vault door.