Louis H. Sullivan Structures Image Gallery
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Local Identifier
33
Medium
Color Film
Date Created
2001
Architect
Louis H. Sullivan;
Year Built
1913-1914
Country
United States
State
Iowa
City
Grinnell
Description
Alt Text: Interior view of tall row of green, blue, and gold stained glass windows. Two square, stained glass lamps hang in front of the windows. Color image.
The Merchants' National Bank building is a historic commercial building located in Grinnell, Iowa at 833 Fourth Avenue. It is one of the eight Midwestern "jewel-box" banks designed by Louis Sullivan. The bank was constructed in 1914 for $60,000 and remained a bank until 1999.
Copyright
©2001 Carl L. Thurman
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Type
Image
File Format
image/tiff
Recommended Citation:
Thurman, Carl L., "[IA, Grinnell. 33] Merchants' National Bank. 07" (2001). Louis H. Sullivan Structures Image Gallery. 124.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/sullivan_images/124
Keywords
Buildings--Pictorial works; Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924--Pictorial works;
Comments
List of Sullivan’s eight Midwestern “Jewel Box” Banks
Henry C. Adams Building, Algona (Iowa)
Peoples Saving Bank, Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
Merchants’ National Bank, Grinnell (Iowa)
Purdue State Bank, West Lafayette (Indiana)
National Farmers' Bank, Owatonna (Minnesota)
Home Building Association Bank, Newark (Ohio)
People’s Savings and Loan Association Bank, Sidney (Ohio)
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, Columbus (Wisconsin)