Second Bank of the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Second_Bank_of_the_United_States
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bank
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
gptkbp:architecturalSignificance example of Greek Revival architecture
gptkbp:buildingType Greek Revival
gptkbp:charterDuration 20 years
gptkbp:charteredBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:portrait
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:William_Strickland
gptkbp:dissolved 1836
gptkbp:established 1816
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
private investors
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Philadelphia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Bank of the United States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Second_BUS
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bank_War
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000675
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Independence_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:First_Bank_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:president gptkb:Nicholas_Biddle
gptkbp:purpose act as fiscal agent for the U.S. government
regulate currency
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Independent_Treasury
gptkbp:type gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Old_City
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4