Atlantic Building

Built In

1870

History

Tenants included the Economical Mutual Life Insurance Co, the Atlantic Fire and Marine Insurance Co, the First National Bank, and the Cranston Savings Bank. The Atlantic Fire and Marine Insurance Co (established 1852) moved into its new building at 45 Westminster Street, in about 1870 and remained in business until 1889. The Economical Mutual Life Insurance Co dates from 1866 but failed in 1873. The Cranston Savings Bank operated offices at the First National Bank beginning in 1871. The years that these businesses had in common in the Atlantic Building ranged from 1871 to 1873, a very narrow time frame.