10 North 3rd Avenue
Introduction
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MERCHANTS EXCHANGE BANK, 1908
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Backstory and Context
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The Merchants
Exchange Bank was founded in 1881 and its first building was located on another
site. This building was built in 1908. The bank failed in the depression of the
1930s. This two-story, pressed brick (rust-brown) building has been extensively
and sympathetically rehabilitated by the present owners and, for this reason,
is an excellent example of a typical, turn-of-the-century bank building --solid
and conservative. The late Classical Revival style shown in the detailing of
the modillioned, limestone cornice and terra cotta frieze at the parapet, and
the carved limestone of the entry surround, highlight this visually prominent
corner building.1
Sources
1. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/83004282_text