Milton State Bank Explained

Milton State Bank
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:Main (Broad) St., Milton, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.5386°N -79.2047°W
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:April 13, 1973
Refnum:73001307

Milton State Bank, also known as the Branch Bank of the Bank of the State of North Carolina at Milton, is a historic bank building located at Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860, and is a two-story, three bay by five bay, Greek Revival style brick building. It housed a bank on the first floor and residential unit on the second. It housed a bank until about 1914. From about 1914 to 1963 the building served as a combination residence and the Milton Post Office. It was subsequently converted to residential usage.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is located in the Milton Historic District.

Currently Milton Renaissance Foundation, a nonprofit, leases the building and houses a museum and visitors center.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit. Milton State Bank. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . January 1973. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.