- 1913 (January 1) � established as Norwood
Home Savings Association
- 1913-1916 � Association met at 4557 Montgomery Road
�between Lawrence & Sherman� every Saturday evening
- 1917-1931 � listed as operating at 4605 Montgomery Road,
the second building north of Sherman Avenue, meeting here every
Saturday evening in the early years and then every Tuesday evening.
- 1930 (September) � $50,000 building permit was issued to
the Norwood Home Savings Association for an office building at 2087-89
Sherman Avenue. The architect was Robert C. Isphording, a Norwood
resident with an office across the street from the planned building.
- 1931 (June 6) � formal opening of offices at 2087-89 Sherman
avenue in their new 7-story office building (advertisement at
right)
- 1938 (or 1939) � name changed to Fidelity Federal Savings
& Loan Association
- 1940 (March) � bought house at 4609 Station Avenue, after
acquiring and demolishing a house on north side of Sherman just a few
months previously. This gave them a 125 feet frontage on north side of
Sherman and ~156 feet on west side of Station. There were no plans for
the property at that time, but various rumors abounded, including a
post office, a hospital and a health center. Later, it was made a city
parking lot.
- 1956 (August) � the 631 Walnut Street office, Cincinnati,
was reopened after "modernization" of the building
- 1956 � a 3-story office building for Fidelity Federal
Savings & Loan was constructed at 4555 Montgomery Road (at
Sherman, next to the 7-story building - see photos below)
- 1992 (May 11) - absorbed by Fidelity Federal Savings Bank
Some of the savings & loans acquired by Fidelity Federal were:
- Spring Garden Savings & Loan
- Heritage Savings Bank
- Sharonville Building & Loan
- West Norwood Building & Loan
- Hartwell Improved Building & Loan
- Burnett Woods Building & Loan
- Ernst Court Building & Loan
- Norwest Savings
- 1999 (March 19) � Fidelity Federal merged with Centennial
Bank
- 2000 (February 5) � Fidelity/Centennial merged into
Provident Bank
- 2005 (March 4) � Provident merged with National City Bank
- 2009 (November 6) � National City acquired by PNC Bank
The buildings are currently owned by Ashley Development. |
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June 4, 1931, newspaper advertisement
announcing the opening of Norwood's first skyscraper
and new home of Norwood Home Savings Association
on the first floor and sixteen office suites on the other six floors.
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