Bank of Andalusia

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Bank of Andalusia
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Location28 S. Court Sq., Andalusia, Alabama
Coordinates 31°18′27″N86°28′56″W / 31.30750°N 86.48222°W / 31.30750; -86.48222
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1914
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 88003239 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1989

The Bank of Andalusia, at 28 S. Court Sq. in Andalusia, Alabama, was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

It is one-story brick building with a parapeted roof with a "pseudo-pediment", and is in an Early Classical Revival style. It has a cut stone cornice with a frieze and dentils created by J. Thurron & Co. of New York City. Its entryway has pairs of stone Tuscan pilasters supporting a carved stone molding. [2]

It was expanded to the rear in 1924 by local craftsman, in more utilitarian style, but still with a parapeted roof and a cornice. On the inside, the appearance is of just one building. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Martha A. Conner; Steven M. Kay (January 28, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bank of Andalusia". National Park Service . Retrieved August 1, 2019. With accompanying five photos

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