0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bank ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Ast or ▁Court ▁Building , ▁ad jo ining ▁the ▁Wald orf - A st oria ▁Hotel , ▁at ▁ 3 4 th ▁Street ▁and ▁Ast or ▁Court ▁( just ▁west ▁of ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ). ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁rum ored ▁that ▁Jack ▁Ast or ▁was ▁" inter ested ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁might ▁be ▁active ▁in ▁its ▁management ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Six th ▁National ▁Bank ▁( which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ), ▁of ▁which ▁Alexander ▁Henry ▁Stevens ▁was ▁then ▁president , ▁cons olid ated ▁with ▁the ▁Ast or ▁National ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Stevens ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁Ast or ▁National ▁Bank , ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁Bank ▁had ▁$ 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁capital . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Thomas ▁C och ran ▁served ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁bank ▁( C och ran ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁J . P . ▁Morgan ▁& ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ). ▁Edmund ▁C . ▁Con verse ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁Ast or ▁Trust ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁Ast or ▁National ▁Bank ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁Netherlands ▁Trust ▁Company ▁to