First National Bank of Adams

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First National Bank of Adams
Adams Area History Center-First National Bank of Adams-Front.jpg
First National Bank of Adams from the southwest
First National Bank of Adams is located in Minnesota
First National Bank of Adams
Location322 Main Street, Adams, Minnesota
Coordinates43°34′3″N 92°43′7″W / 43.56750°N 92.71861°W / 43.56750; -92.71861Coordinates: 43°34′3″N 92°43′7″W / 43.56750°N 92.71861°W / 43.56750; -92.71861
Arealess than one acre
Built1924
ArchitectPurcell & Elmslie
NRHP reference No.86000442[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1986

The First National Bank of Adams is a historic commercial building on Main Street in Adams, Minnesota, United States. Built in 1924, it was designed by the noted Prairie School architects Purcell & Elmslie. The interior of the building includes a mural by John W. Norton. The building also housed the village council chambers and was later operated as a municipal liquor store and known as the Adams Municipal Liquor Store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1][2][3]

Adams Area History Center[]

In 2018, the Adams Area Historical Society established the Adams Area History Center in the First National Bank Building to commemorate Adams' sesquicentennial. The History Center is home to a variety of collections and research materials.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "First National Bank of Adams". Organica.
  3. ^ Mary Ann Nord (2003). National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota: A Guide. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780873517454.
  4. ^ "Adams is 150 years young; Minnesota town celebrates sesquicentennial". Austin Daily Herald. Retrieved 2020-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "County Historical Societies, Chapters, and Local Organizations". Minnesota Historical Society - Local History Services. Retrieved 2020-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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