First Bank Awarded $22.2 Million In Federal Funds

11 Jul First Bank Awarded $22.2 Million In Federal Funds

Independence National Historical Park Awarded $22.2 Million in Federal Funding

to Rehabilitate Historic First Bank of the United States

 Major step in private-public initiative that aspires to reopen the landmark First Bank building as a new museum

Independence Historical Trust Press Release (Click for PDF)

Images from our press announcement on July 10, 2023

Independence National Historical Park Press Release (Click for link)

Media Coverage

Associated News: Landmark First Bank building in Philadelphia to be renovated and will become a museum

Bloomberg: A New Philadelphia Museum Is Opening in the First Bank of the United States

Axios: First Bank of the United States to become Philadelphia’s newest museum

NBC 10 : The First Bank of the United States, championed by Alexander Hamilton, to become a museum

CBS: First Bank of U.S. in Old City getting $22M to rehab landmark – CBS Philadelphia 

KYW NewsRadio: First Bank of U.S. to reopen as museum

Philadelphia Inquirer: First Bank of the United States to open as museum in 2026

Philadelphia Business Journal: First Bank of the United States building lands $22M in funding, will reopen as museum

WHYY: Alexander Hamilton’s First Bank to become a museumNational Park Traveler: First Bank Of The United States To Be Restored

Metro Philadelphia: First Bank set to open as museum in 2026 with $22 million grant

Philly Voice: First Bank of the United States in Philly to become museum at Independence National Historical Park

Crain’s New York Business: First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia to open as museum in 2026

BisNow: First Federal Bank Building In Philly To Reopen For Nation’s 250th Birthday Celebration

Delaware Online: Hamilton fans rejoice: The national bank he conceived will become a museum in Philadelphia

Yahoo Finace: Independence National Historical Park Awarded $22.2 Million in Federal Funding to Rehabilitate Historic First Bank of the United States

Delco Today: John Milner Architects Rehabbing First Bank of the US

Robb Report: The First Bank of the United States Will Reopen With a Museum in 2026

The Hill: First Bank of the US to be transformed into museum

Observer: The First Bank of the United States Will Turn Into a Museum by 2026