Ness County Bank Explained

Ness County Bank
Coordinates:38.4542°N -99.9053°W
Built:1888-1890
Architect:Holland & Hopkins
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:February 23, 1972
Area:1acres
Refnum:72000519

The Ness County Bank, located at Main St. and Pennsylvania Ave. in Ness City, Kansas, was built during 1888–1890. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

It is a three-story stone building. It has been locally known as the "Skyscraper of the Plains" and has been asserted to be the most elegant building of West Central Kansas. Its architecture has aspects of Romanesque Revival style.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=72000519}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ness County Bank]. National Park Service. Richard D. Pankratz . Charles Hall . October 25, 1971 . November 28, 2017. With .