Farmers and Merchants State Bank (Eureka, Montana)
Farmers and Merchants State Bank | |
 Bank in 2013 | |
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| Location | 223 Dewey Ave.,Eureka, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 48°52′50″N115°03′08″W/ 48.88056°N 115.05222°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907-1908 |
| Built by | Blake & Son |
| Architectural style | Western Commercial |
| NRHP referenceNo. | 95001062[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 31, 1995 |
TheFarmers and Merchants State Bankis a bank building inEureka, Montana.It was added to theNational Register of Historic PlacesAugust 31, 1995.[1]
It was deemed "an excellent and well preserved example of Western Commercial styling, representative of many such small town banks which proliferated throughout Montana during the early 20th century."[2]
It was built with bricks manufactured two miles south of Eureka, from localclay.The building cost $12,000 and was built by Blake and Son ofKalispell, Montana.[2]
Heavy investment by the bank inagriculturalirrigation,plus the closure of the Eureka Lumber Mill in 1923, led in the bank's failure in 1925.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
- ^abcJohanna Brown and Chere Jiusto (April 1995)."National Register of Historic Places Registration: Farmers and Merchants State Bank / Brown's Pottery".National Park Service.RetrievedAugust 8,2017.Withfive photos from 1995.
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