West Baden National Bank

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West Baden National Bank
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West Baden National Bank, December 2011
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LocationIN 56 N at the West Baden Springs Hotel entrance, West Baden Springs, Indiana
Coordinates 38°34′1″N86°36′53″W / 38.56694°N 86.61472°W / 38.56694; -86.61472 Coordinates: 38°34′1″N86°36′53″W / 38.56694°N 86.61472°W / 38.56694; -86.61472
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 93000950 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1993

West Baden National Bank, also known as Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company, is a historic bank building located at West Baden Springs, Orange County, Indiana. It was built in 1917, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style reinforced concrete building sheathed in yellow brick with limestone detailing. It features a recessed entry with unfluted Ionic order columns in antis, large round-arched transom window, and a central parapet. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Barbara Habig, Bernie Weyer, and Bob MacCarthy (November 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Baden National Bank" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying photographs.