Guttenberg State Bank

Guttenberg State Bank
Location 15 Goethe St.
Guttenberg, Iowa
Coordinates 42°46′59″N 91°05′48″W / 42.78306°N 91.09667°W / 42.78306; -91.09667Coordinates: 42°46′59″N 91°05′48″W / 42.78306°N 91.09667°W / 42.78306; -91.09667
Area less than one acre
Built 1902
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
Part of Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District (#84001222)
MPS Guttenberg MRA
NRHP Reference # 04001009[1]
Added to NRHP September 24, 1984

The Guttenberg State Bank, also known as the People's Bank, is a historic building located in Guttenberg, Iowa, United States. The bank was incorporated in May 1900 with John P. Eckert was its president. The bank was also referred to as "Eckert Bank".[2] They built this building two years later. It is a two-story brick structure that features a round tower with a conical roof on the corner. The second floor windows are topped with inlaid brick arches that combines with a brick stringcourse. Above is a brick cornice.

Guttenberg had two banks, the other was Clayton County State Bank, and neither failed during the Great Depression.[2] In 1943 the two banks consolidated, and they continued to do business in this facility. The bank expanded to the north in 1979. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] In 2004 it was included as a contributing property in the Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 James E. Jacobsen. "Guttenberg State Bank" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-08. with photos
  3. ↑ James E. Jacobsen. "Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-08.


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