Farmers and Merchants Union Bank (Columbus, Wisconsin)

	Farmers and Merchants Union Bank
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Bank in 2008 as prepared for Public Enemies movie
Location	159 W. James St., Columbus, Wisconsin
Built	1919
Architect	Louis Sullivan
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.	72000044
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 18, 1972
Designated NHL	January 7, 1976

The Farmers and Merchants Union Bank in Columbus, Wisconsin, also known as Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank, is the last of eight "jewel box" bank buildings designed by Louis Sullivan, and the next to last to be constructed.^[3]^[4]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.^[2]^[5]

It is located at the northwest corner of James Street and Broadway in Columbus.

Movie set

The building was used as the location of a bank robbery in the 2009 Johnny Depp film Public Enemies, which was filmed in March 2008.

Other Louis Sullivan "jewel boxes"

Henry Adams Building, Algona, Iowa (1913)
Home Building Association Company, Newark, Ohio (1914)
Merchants' National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa (1914)
National Farmer's Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota (1908)
People's Federal Savings and Loan Association, Sidney, Ohio (1918)
Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1912)
Purdue State Bank, West Lafayette, Indiana (1914)

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
^ History
^ Images of Farmers and Merchants Union Bank by Louis Sullivan
^ Carolyn Pitts (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Template:PDFlink

External links

Official website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-02.

[3] History

[4] Images of Farmers and Merchants Union Bank by Louis Sullivan

[nrhpinv2-5] Carolyn Pitts (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Template:PDFlink

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