Central National Bank Building (Peoria, Illinois) Explained

Central National Bank Building
Location:103 SW Adams St., Peoria, Illinois
Coordinates:40.6917°N -89.59°W
Built:1913-1914
Architect:G.R. Graham, P. Anderson, Edward Probst (D.H. Burnham Company)[1]
Architecture:Renaissance Revival
Added:December 18, 1978
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:78003450

The Central National Bank Building, also known as the Central Building, is a ten-story building located at 103 Southwest Adams Street in downtown Peoria, Illinois, United States. It was designed by the architectural firm of Daniel Burnham in 1913-1914; Burnham himself had died two years before its completion, and at the time his office was the largest architecture firm in the world. The building has a Renaissance Revival design, a popular style at the time. The design features pilasters dividing the windows on the first two floors, spandrels above the first-floor windows, and terra cotta cornice lines above the second and third floors.[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1978.

Notes and References

  1. "Central National Bank Building," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 14 April 2007.