Lawrence County Bank Building

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Lawrence County Bank Building
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Location 100 W. Commercial St.,
Pierce City, Missouri
Coordinates 36°56′41″N94°0′10″W / 36.94472°N 94.00278°W / 36.94472; -94.00278 Coordinates: 36°56′41″N94°0′10″W / 36.94472°N 94.00278°W / 36.94472; -94.00278
Area less than one acre
Built 1892 (1892)
Architect Legg, Jerome B.
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference # 05000119 [1]
Added to NRHP March 10, 2005

The Lawrence County Bank Building is a historic bank building located at 100 West Commercial Street in Pierce City, Lawrence County, Missouri.

Bank financial institution

A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates credit. Lending activities can be performed either directly or indirectly through capital markets. Due to their importance in the financial stability of a country, banks are highly regulated in most countries. Most nations have institutionalized a system known as fractional reserve banking under which banks hold liquid assets equal to only a portion of their current liabilities. In addition to other regulations intended to ensure liquidity, banks are generally subject to minimum capital requirements based on an international set of capital standards, known as the Basel Accords.

Pierce City, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Pierce City, formerly Peirce City, is a city in Lawrence and Barry counties, in southwest Missouri, United States. The population was 1,292 at the 2010 census. In 2010, the town annexed property along Route 97 into Barry County to a point just north of U.S. Route 60.

Lawrence County, Missouri County in the United States

Lawrence County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri, in the area of the Ozarks. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,634. Its county seat is Mount Vernon. The county was organized in 1845 and named for James Lawrence, a naval officer from the War of 1812 known for his battle cry, "Don't give up the ship!"

Description and history

It was built in 1892, and is a rectangular, two-story, Romanesque Revival style buff brick building. It measures 25 feet by 100 feet. It features pairs of round arched windows and a prominent round arched, rusticated stone corner entrance surround. The building was heavily damaged during a tornado in May 2003. [2] :5

Romanesque Revival architecture style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century

Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, however, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to feature more simplified arches and windows than their historic counterparts.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 2005. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Shirley Elwing (October 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lawrence County Bank Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 7 photographs from 2004)