Farmers and Merchants Bank Building (Monroe City, Missouri)

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Location201-207 S. Main St., Monroe City, Missouri
Coordinates 39°39′08″N91°44′5″W / 39.65222°N 91.73472°W / 39.65222; -91.73472 Coordinates: 39°39′08″N91°44′5″W / 39.65222°N 91.73472°W / 39.65222; -91.73472
Arealess than one acre
Built1917
ArchitectKnittel, Joseph, Company
Architectural styleTwo-part Commercial Block
NRHP reference # 11001020 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 2012

Farmers and Merchants Bank Building, also known as The Wedge, is a historic bank building located at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. It was erected in 1917, and is a wedge-shaped, flatiron building clad in tapestry brick. It features an impressive canted entrance covered in glazed terra cotta tile with a granite base. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/09/12 through 1/13/12. National Park Service. 2012-01-20.
  2. Patricia Huff (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Farmers and Merchants Bank Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 7 photographs from 2011)