Merchants' National Bank

Merchants' National Bank
Merchants' National Bank
Location833 Fourth Avenue,
Grinnell, Iowa
Coordinates41°44′36″N 92°43′27.75″W / 41.74333°N 92.7243750°W / 41.74333; -92.7243750
Built1914
ArchitectLouis Sullivan; Stewart-Robison-Laffan
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Part ofGrinnell Historic Commercial District (ID91000384)
NRHP reference No.76000804
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1976[1]
Designated CPJanuary 7, 1976[2]

The Merchants' National Bank (1914) building is a historic commercial building located in Grinnell, Iowa. It is one of a series of small banks designed by Louis Sullivan in the Midwest between 1909 and 1919. All of the banks are built of brick and for this structure he employed various shades of brick, ranging in color from blue-black to golden brown, giving it an overall reddish brown appearance. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976 for its architecture.[2][3] In 1991, it was listed as a contributing property in the Grinnell Historic Commercial District.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Merchants' National Bank". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 13, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
  3. ^ Carolyn Pitts (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Merchants' National Bank / Poweshiek County National Bank" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior and interior, from 1978 and undated. (1.73 MB)
  4. ^ W.C. Page. "Grinnell Historic Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 16, 2016.