Union Trust Bank Company Building
Union Trust Bank Company Building | |
 Front, with the Spivey Building in the background | |
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| Location | 200 Collinsville Ave., East St. Louis, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 38°37′37″N 90°9′34″W / 38.62694°N 90.15944°W |
| Built | 1922-26 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000255[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 27, 2014 |
The Union Trust Bank Company Building is a historic bank building at 200 Collinsville Avenue in downtown East St. Louis, Illinois.
Background
Built from 1922 to 1926, the building housed the Union Trust & Savings Bank, which was founded in 1901 by August Schlafly. Architect Thomas Imbs designed the Classical Revival building. The building opened after the 1917 race riot and a series of corruption scandals in East St. Louis, and its construction marked a turnaround for the struggling city. The new building inspired confidence in the city's downtown, which added several landmark buildings were in the ensuing decade.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 2014.[1] It is the only survivor of the city's two Classical Revival banks.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/26/14 Through 5/30/14" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ Derrington, Lindsey (July 26, 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Union Trust Bank Company Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
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