Citizens National Bank (Springville, New York)

Citizens National Bank
Citizens Bank Building, Springville, NY June 2009
Location5 W. Main St., Springville, New York
Coordinates42°30′32″N 78°40′4″W / 42.50889°N 78.66778°W / 42.50889; -78.66778
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1939 (1939)
ArchitectSt. Louis Bank Bldg. & Equipment Co; Muse, George
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No.96000295[1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 1996

Citizens National Bank is a historic bank building located at Springville, Erie County, New York. It was built in 1939, and is a two-story, five-bay, square brick building with Moderne style design elements. The interior features a mural titled "Credit Man's Confidence in Man" and painted by noted artist Louis Grell. The building housed a bank until 1968 when it was sold to the Village of Springville.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] There is also a fallout shelter inside with five inch concrete walls and capabilities to hold up to 400 people for 6 months

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Elizabeth A. Bakker Johnson (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Citizens National Bank" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying five photographs