The Percha Bank in Kingston, New Mexico was built in 1884 and was once the largest bank in the biggest city in the New Mexico Territory. But that was a long time ago . . .
Today there are only a few buildings remaining from the glory days of over a century ago. Once the largest bank in the Territory, the Percha Bank closed this office in 1893, and the building served for years as a Post Office and later as a storage area for mining equipment. Today it stands as the only fully intact original building in the town, complete with its ornate lobby and teller windows and classic old-west bank vault, once home to $7 million in silver.
See the old Diebold vault.
Kingston can be found in southwestern New Mexico on NM Hwy 152, mile marker 40, about 26 miles west of US I-25 and 9 miles west of Hillsboro. The most prominent road sign marking the entrance to town says "Dead End."
Click on the links to learn more about Kingston and the Percha Bank.
