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Bank of Alamo

Coordinates: 35°47′06″N 89°07′02″W / 35.78500°N 89.11722°W / 35.78500; -89.11722 (Bank of Alamo)
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Bank of Alamo
Bank of Alamo is located in Tennessee
Bank of Alamo
Location103 S. Bells St., Alamo, Tennessee
Coordinates35°47′06″N 89°07′02″W / 35.78500°N 89.11722°W / 35.78500; -89.11722 (Bank of Alamo)
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.86001397[1]
Added to NRHPJune 26, 1986

The Bank of Alamo, at 103 S. Bells St. in Alamo, Tennessee, is a two-story brick building with limestone trim.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

The bank was founded in 1902 and built this building in 1912 in Classical Revival style. Elements of its neo-classical style include "shouldered architrave limestone window surrounds, the limestone door surround with scroll brackets and cornice, and the limestone cornice on the exterior and by the pressed tin ceiling, mosaic tile floor, and window trim on the interior."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Zeno Yeates; Mary Jo Myhr (May 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bank of Alamo / The Old Bank of Alamo But!ding". National Park Service. Retrieved July 5, 2018. With accompanying nine photos from 1985