Tucker County Bank Building Explained

Tucker County Bank Building
Location:1000 Walnut St., Parsons, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.097°N -79.6798°W
Built:1901
Architecture:Romanesque Revival
Added:August 26, 2010
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:10000579[1]

Tucker County Bank Building is a historic bank building located at Parsons, Tucker County, West Virginia. It was built in 1901, and is a three-story brick commercial building with a rusticated ashlar base and accents in the Romanesque Revival style. It features a corner turret with angled entrance. The building housed the Tucker County Bank until 1969. Over time, it also housed a Masonic Lodge, the Board of Education, a telephone company, doctor's offices, law firms, insurance agencies, a bus depot, a soda fountain and a drug store.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2010-09-03. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/23/10 through 8/27/10. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tucker County Bank Building. January 2010. 2011-07-09 . Michael J. Mills. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.