State Bank

Corner of Main St. and IL 13, Old Shawneetown, Illinois. County/parish: Gallatin.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 19, 1972. NRIS 72000459.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Bank of Illinois

From Wikipedia:

Shawneetown Bank State Historic Site

The Shawneetown Bank State Historic Site is an historic bank building in Old Shawneetown, Illinois, and is the oldest structure in Illinois built specifically as a bank. A Greek Revival structure built in 1839–1841 in what was then called Shawneetown, it was the home of a series of banks into the 20th century. The building is brick with a limestone front façade.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892901

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