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On September 2, 1911, M.I. Powers of Flagstaff-based Citizens Bank came to Kingman to meet local business leaders and survey the corner of Fourth and Beale Streets for a new branch bank. Lovin and Withers were hired as contractors and first leveled existing buildings and dug a cellar. Initial plans called for completion by late November that year, but before construction began the design was changed to add a second story with offices, a storefront, and a post office. Except for interior details, the building was completed in January 1912. It was remodeled after the opening of Central Commercial in 1917. From the closure of Citizens Bank until 1957, it housed Valley National Bank. After a new building for Valley National Bank was completed, the Powers Building was remodeled again and incorporated into the Central Commercial complex. In 1978, Babbitt’s purchased the building and extensively modernized its façade, and after the Ott family acquired it, it was restored to its original appearance.

Kingman, Arizona · United States