Historical Marker

Citizens Trust Bank

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 2025

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Founded in 1921 by Heman Perry and four other Black businessmen to serve Atlantans denied service elsewhere, this bank became the first Black-owned bank admitted to the FDIC and the Federal Reserve and remains a major African-American financial institution.

About this site

Citizens Trust Bank is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 2025. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7548, -84.4191 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Booker T. Washington High School (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brazeal, Dr. Brailsford R., House, West Hunter Street Baptist Church, and Samuel T. Graves Hall.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7548, -84.4191 · Atlanta, Fulton County
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