109 E. 2nd St., Meridian, Idaho. County/parish: Ada.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 17, 1982. NRIS 82000223.
Part of Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR (NRIS 64000170).
1 contributing building.
The Meridian Exchange Bank in Meridian, Idaho, was designed by the Boise architectural firm of John E. Tourtellotte & Company and constructed in 1906. Charles F. Hummel may have been the supervising architect. The 2-story, Renaissance Revival building was constructed of brick and sandstone by contractors Allen & Barber, and it featured a corner entry at Idaho Avenue and Second Street. The ground floor entry and a Second Street entry to the second floor both were framed by shallow brick pilasters supporting simple stone capitals. Four corbelled brick chimneys extended above the second floor parapet. The Meridian Exchange Bank and a barbershop occupied the ground floor, and the Independent Telephone Exchange rented the second floor. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982.
After its listing on the NRHP, the building was renovated, and it bears little resemblance to its original design by Tourtellotte & Co. The second floor was removed, and a cement cornice was added above the first floor. Window fenestrations were redesigned with arched, keystoned brickwork. The corner entry was retained, although it was redesigned to include an arch and triple keystone. The renovation may have happened while Elite Cleaners occupied the building.
The Vault cigar shop opened in the building in 2014.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84247896