National Register of Historic Places

Building at 418-420 Notre Dame Ave.

Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Listed
December 20, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96001467

About this property

America's Credit Union Museum is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, on the site of the first credit union founded in the United States. The museum is housed at the original location for St. Mary's Cooperative Credit Association, renamed in 1925 to La Caisse Populaire Ste.-Marie, or "Bank of the People", St. Mary's. In 1996, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Building at 418–420 Notre Dame Ave. What is now the museum was formerly a three-story, three-family dwelling belonging to Joseph Boivin, the manager of the St. Mary's Cooperative Credit Association. Boivin started the credit union with the help of Monsignor Pierre Hevey and Alphonse Desjardins. The building was donated to the museum by Mr. & Mrs. Armand Lemire. To create the museum, the first two floors were converted into exhibit space about credit union history in the United States. The first floor pays tribute to the founding era of the credit union from 1908 to 1933. The second floor has historical artifacts beginning from 1934, featuring the Estes Park conference that created the Credit Union National Association, and the 1934 Federal Credit Union Act which enabled credit unions to be established in all states in the nation. The third floor contains an 85-person capacity meeting space with LCD projectors.

Location

418--420 Notre Dame Ave.
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
42.99320, -71.47554

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Sources

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When was Building at 418-420 Notre Dame Ave. listed on the National Register?

Building at 418-420 Notre Dame Ave. was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Building at 418-420 Notre Dame Ave.?

Building at 418-420 Notre Dame Ave. is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Building at 418-420 Notre Dame Ave. is recorded as the industrial era.

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