Farmers and Merchants State Bank (Eureka, Montana)

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Farmers and Merchants State Bank
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Location223 Dewey Ave., Eureka, Montana
Coordinates 48°52′50″N115°03′08″W / 48.88056°N 115.05222°W / 48.88056; -115.05222 Coordinates: 48°52′50″N115°03′08″W / 48.88056°N 115.05222°W / 48.88056; -115.05222
Arealess than one acre
Built1907-1908
Built byBlake & Son
Architectural styleWestern Commercial
NRHP reference No. 95001062 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 31, 1995

The Farmers and Merchants State Bank is a bank building in Eureka, Montana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places August 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 local clay. The building cost $12,000 and was built by Blake and Son of Kalispell, Montana. [2]

Heavy investment by the bank in agricultural irrigation, plus the closure of the Eureka Lumber Mill in 1923, led in the bank's failure in 1925. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Johanna Brown and Chere Jiusto (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Farmers and Merchants State Bank / Brown's Pottery". National Park Service . Retrieved August 8, 2017. With five photos from 1995.