Farmers Savings Bank is a historic building located in Salem, Iowa, United States. Built in 1916, it replaced a building destroyed by fire the year before. The following banks operated here: Farmers Savings Bank (1916-1933), Farmington State Bank (1936-1944), Des Moines Valley State Bank (1944-1955), State Central Savings Bank (1955-1957), Hillsboro Savings Bank (1957-1976), Hawkeye Bank and Trust (1976-1992).[2] In 1992 Hawkeye Bank and Trust donated the building to the American Legion, who sold it to Anthony and Connie Kramer in 2000. They remodeled the single-story, brick, Neoclassical structure for their home. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
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| Location | 101-103 West Cherry St. Salem, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′16.4″N 91°37′17.9″W / 40.854556°N 91.621639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000293[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 28, 2010 |
Farmers Savings Bank was one of ten banks in Iowa that was taken over by the state banking department on January 25, 1933, and reopened under a new state law.[2] State Central Savings Bank was robbed in 1955.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Salem Houses on the National Register of Historic Places". Roots Web. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
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