Farmers and Merchants Union Bank (Columbus, Wisconsin)
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Farmers and Merchants Union Bank
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Bank in 2008 as prepared for Public Enemies movie
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| Location | 159 W. James St., Columbus, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architect | Louis Sullivan |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP Reference # | 72000044 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 18, 1972[1] |
| Designated NHL | January 7, 1976[2] |
The Farmers and Merchants Union Bank in Columbus, Wisconsin, also known as Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank, is the last of eight "jewel box" bank buildings designed by Louis Sullivan, and the next to last to be constructed.[3][4]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[2][5]
It is located at the northwest corner of James Street and Broadway in Columbus.
Movie set
The building was used as the location of a bank robbery in the 2009 Johnny Depp film Public Enemies, which was filmed in March 2008.
Other Louis Sullivan "jewel boxes"
- Henry Adams Building, Algona, Iowa (1913)
- Home Building Association Company, Newark, Ohio (1914)
- Merchants' National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa (1914)
- National Farmer's Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota (1908)
- People's Federal Savings and Loan Association, Sidney, Ohio (1918)
- Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1912)
- Purdue State Bank, West Lafayette, Indiana (1914)
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ History
- ↑ Images of Farmers and Merchants Union Bank by Louis Sullivan
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior and interior, from 1972 and undated. PDF (1.04 MB)
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- Official website not in Wikidata
- National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin
- Commercial buildings completed in 1919
- Buildings and structures in Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Louis Sullivan buildings
- Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Columbus, Wisconsin
- Art Nouveau architecture in the United States
- Art Nouveau commercial buildings
- National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Registered Historic Place stubs
