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Back in 1926, a group of Hatfield men decided that their community should have a bank, and on February 1, 1927, the Hatfield National Bank opened for business in rented space in the Hatfield Firehouse on East Broad Street.
The Hatfield National Bank continued to lease space in the firehouse until May 1937, when it moved to this spacious new building on the southeast corner of Main and Broad Streets.
The building was modern in every way, constructed of brick with a Indiana limestone front. The Hatfield Bank changed its name in 1955 to Penn Valley National Bank, and in 1957, Penn Valley Bank merged with Montgomery Bank and Trust Company.
Google Maps Street View In 1966, the bank again changed hands and became a branch of Continental Bank. In 1977, the bank moved again into a new, modern building at the western edge of the borough at the intersection of W. Broad St. and Towamencin Ave.
The old bank building at the corner of Main and Broad streets is now the headquarters of KCBA Architects.
Hatfield Museum and History Society was incorporated as a nonprofit on Dec. 18, 1991, through the efforts of Rev. Greg Dimick and Larry Stevens, both members at the time of the Hatfield Chamber of Commerce Historical Committee. The purpose of the Hatfield Museum and History Society is to preserve the history of the Hatfield Community, according to its website.
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