State Bank of Hammond Building

State Bank of Hammond Building is a historic bank building located at 5444-5446 Calumet Avenue in Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1927, and was designed by Chicago architects Vitzthum & Burns. It is a two-story, Classical Revival style brick, concrete, and steel building on a full basement. The front facade is faced in terra cotta and features a colossal entry portico with two engaged square columns and two fluted round columns. The Northern States Life Insurance Company ceased operation in 1931, and the building subsequently housed the Calumet State Bank from 1933 until 1935, and later a license bureau and other retail and office uses.[2]: 2, 4 

State Bank of Hammond Building
State Bank of Hammond Building, April 2012
State Bank of Hammond Building is located in Indiana
State Bank of Hammond Building
State Bank of Hammond Building is located in the United States
State Bank of Hammond Building
Location5444-5446 Calumet Ave., Hammond, Indiana
Coordinates41°36′52″N 87°30′33″W / 41.61444°N 87.50917°W / 41.61444; -87.50917
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
ArchitectVitzthum & Burns
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.84001072[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1984

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes William I. Fine (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: State Bank of Hammond Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.