First National Bank Building

The story

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The First National Bank Building stands at 2-4 N. Vermilion St. in Danville, Vermilion County, built in 1918. Mundie and Jensen designed it in the Classical Revival style.

Why it's listed

It was listed in the National Register under criterion C, with local-level significance in architecture reflecting its 1918 construction.

Physical character

The exterior combines polished gray granite, brown and red brick, and terra-cotta ornamentation, with a rusticated, mottled white terra-cotta facing. Inside, the walls are finished in rose-hued marble with marble wainscoting, while the building rests on a concrete foundation under an asphalt composition roof. The facade follows a tripartite division, and the building retains its original elevators.

Historical context

The building originally housed the First National Bank and served financial, banking, and other commercial and professional business uses. It later housed the Vermilion County Courthouse Annex, a radio station, and Snyders, and operated as a hotel until that use ended in 1975. At the time of its listing it held a communications facility and professional offices. The property was found eligible for the National Register in 2000, but the owners objected, and the listing did not proceed until 2018, when that objection was lifted.