Bank of Tryon Building, also known as the Tryon Daily Bulletin Building and Hester Building, is a historic bank building located at Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1907–1908, and is a two-story, two-bay, Romanesque Revival style brick-and-stone building. It features granite quoins, second-story Palladian-type windows, and a projecting parapet. Since 1935, the building has been home to the Tryon Daily Bulletin, the world's smallest daily newspaper.[2]
Bank of Tryon Building | |
 Bank of Tryon Building, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 16 N. Trade St., Tryon, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°12′33″N 82°14′22″W / 35.20917°N 82.23944°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1907-1908 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001408[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 17, 2008 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Clay Griffith (August 2007). "Bank of Tryon Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.