Farmers and Merchants Bank Building (Monroe City, Missouri) explained

Farmers and Merchants Bank Building
Coordinates:39.6522°N -91.7347°W
Built:1917
Architect:Knittel, Joseph, Company
Architecture:Two-part Commercial Block
Added:January 12, 2012
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:11001020[1]

Farmers and Merchants Bank Building, also known as The Wedge, is a historic bank building located at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. It was erected in 1917, and is a wedge-shaped, flatiron building clad in tapestry brick. It features an impressive canted entrance covered in glazed terra cotta tile with a granite base.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2012-01-20. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/09/12 through 1/13/12 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Farmers and Merchants Bank Building . 2017-01-01. Patricia Huff. PDF. August 2011. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 7 photographs from 2011)

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