Baker Boyer Bank
Bank in Walla Walla, Washington
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Baker Boyer National Bank is a Walla Walla, Washington based financial institution.[2] Founded in 1869, it is the first bank in what would become the State of Washington.[3][4]
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 Baker Boyer Bank main office in Walla Walla, Washington | |
| Company type | Public (OTC BB: BBBK.OB), family owned and operated |
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| Industry | Financial services |
| Predecessor | Baker Boyer Bancorp |
| Founded | Walla Walla, Washington, U.S. (November 10, 1869) |
| Founder | Dr. D.S. Baker and John F. Boyer[1] |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | 7 branches (2015) |
Area served | Southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon |
Key people | Megan Clubb, Chair, and Mark Kajita, CEO |
| Services | Banking Wealth management |
Number of employees | 180 |
| Website | www |
It was the first Walla Walla bank to open a branch office. Current bank CEO Mark Kajita is the third non-family president and CEO of the organization and was preceded by Baker Boyer's board chairman, Megan Clubb,[5] a descendant of bank founder Dorsey S. Baker.
In 2010, the bank closed its branch in Weston, Oregon.[6]
The bank building in Walla Walla, built c. 1910, was designed by the Beezer Brothers architectural office in Seattle.[7] It is a seven-story office building with a colonnade of Ionic columns spanning the lower two floors at the front. This building was the first skyscraper in Walla Walla.[8]
