Bank of Cairo, now known as Cairo Town Hall, is a historic bank

Bank

A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...

 building located at Cairo

Cairo, West Virginia

Cairo is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States, along West Virginia Route 31, the North Fork of the Hughes River, and the North Bend Rail Trail...

, Ritchie County, West Virginia

Ritchie County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,343 people, 4,184 households, and 2,999 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 5,513 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

. It was built in 1897, and is a -story brick structure with classically inspired details. It features a unique corner entrance. It housed a bank from 1897 to 1931 and from 1941 to 1974. It now houses the Cairo Town Hall and serves as a stop on the North Bend Rail Trail

North Bend Rail Trail

The North Bend Rail Trail is a rail trail in north-central and western West Virginia in the United States. It is operated by West Virginia State Parks and is part of the American Discovery Trail....

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1996.