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| ID Number |
SG100005083 |
| Historic Name |
STATE NATIONAL BANK BUILDING |
| Description of Significance |
THE STATE NATIONAL BANK BUILDING IS LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CRITERION A, IN THE AREAS OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS AS THE HOME OF TWO OF THE CITY’S MOST PROMINENT BANKS. THE BUILDING WAS BUILT FOR THE STATE NATIONAL BANK, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1902. THE STATE NATIONAL BANK CLOSED AS PART OF THE NATIONAL BANKING HOLIDAY OF 1933. IN 1934, THE BUILDING REOPENED AS THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK. IN 1936, THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK CONSTRUCTED A THREE-STORY ADDITION TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK REMAINED IN THE BUILDING UNTIL 1965, WHEN THEY MOVED TO A LARGER BUILDING A FEW BLOCKS TO THE NORTH. THE UPPER FLOORS OF THE BUILDING WERE ALSO HOME TO NUMEROUS LOCAL BUSINESSES OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING SEVERAL OIL COMPANIES, WHO CAME TO SHAWNEE AFTER OIL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE REGION IN THE EARLY 1920S. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE REFLECTS THE TIME THAT THE BUILDING WAS USED BY THOSE TWO BANKS, 1928-1965.
THE STATE NATIONAL BANK BUILDING IS ALSO LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CRITERION C, AS ONE OF THE LARGEST HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN SHAWNEE, AND A LARGE, INTACT EXAMPLE OF A CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN SHAWNEE. IN 1994, AN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY OF SHAWNEE STATED THAT THE STATE NATIONAL BANK BUILDING WAS “THE BEST REMAINING PROPERTY FROM THE OIL BOOM ERA IN SHAWNEE AND IT WAS THE PRINCIPAL MULTISTORIED BUILDING THAT ANCHORED THE CORNERS OF THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN AND BROADWAY” THE SIX-STORY PLUS BASEMENT, TWO-PART VERTICAL BLOCK BUILDING IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF CLASSICAL REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE IN SHAWNEE. IT FEATURES MONUMENTAL STONE PILASTERS AND CLASSICALLY-INSPIRED ARCHITECTURAL DETAILING. WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED, THE BUILDING WAS AMONG THE TALLEST IN THE AREA AND A PRIME LOCATION FOR OFFICE SPACE. TODAY, IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST INTACT HISTORIC COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN SHAWNEE. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER ON 13 MARCH 2020. |
| Current Name |
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING |
| Address |
2 EAST MAIN STREET |
| City |
SHAWNEE |
| County |
POTTAWATOMIE |
| Lot |
18-19 |
| Block |
25 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
COMMERCE/TRADE: FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, COMMERCE/TRADE: OFFICE BUILDING |
| Current Function |
COMMERCE/TRADE: OFFICE BUILDING, VACANT/NOT IN USE |
| Area Significance 1 |
COMMERCE, ECONOMICS |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Date Prepared |
SEPTEMBER 2019 |
| Year Built |
1928-1936 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
CLASSICAL REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
MEMBRANE |
| Wall Material |
BRICK AND CAST STONE |
| Window Material |
ALUMINUM |
| Door Material |
ALUMINUM |
| Decorative Details |
CAST STONE ACCENTS, CAST STONE URNS |
| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
LISTED 03/13/2020 |
| Restricted |
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