Milton State Bank

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Milton State Bank
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LocationMain (Broad) St., Milton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°32′19″N79°12′17″W / 36.53861°N 79.20472°W / 36.53861; -79.20472
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 73001307 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1973

Milton State Bank, also known as the Branch Bank of the Bank of the State of North Carolina at Milton, is a historic bank building located at Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860, and is a two-story, three bay by five bay, Greek Revival style brick building. It housed a bank on the first floor and residential unit on the second. It housed a bank until about 1914. From about 1914 to 1963 the building served as a combination residence and the Milton Post Office. It was subsequently converted to residential usage. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] It is located in the Milton Historic District.

Currently Milton Renaissance Foundation, a nonprofit, leases the building and houses a museum and visitors center.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit (January 1973). "Milton State Bank" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.