Home Bank and Trust Company
National Register of Historic Places

Home Bank and Trust Company

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
February 21, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
07000061

About this property

The Home Bank and Trust Company is a historic bank building at 1200 N. Ashland Avenue in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The bank was organized in 1911 to serve the surrounding neighborhood, which was expanding as transportation to downtown Chicago improved. It became an institution for the neighborhood's Polish American community, both by providing it with financial services and by having many Polish employees and directors. The bank's 1926 Renaissance Revival building was designed by Karl M. Vitzthum. Vitzthum was a Chicago architect known for designing both banks and skyscrapers. The six-story building's design includes a three-story arched entrance flanked by two-story arched windows, limestone carvings, pilasters on the upper three stories, and a cornice and frieze along its roof. The Home Bank and Trust Company merged into the Manufacturers National Bank of Chicago in 1948, but its building still serves as a bank. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 2007.

Location

1200 N. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.90383, -87.66808

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Polish National Alliance Headquarters
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East Village Historic District
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0.4 mi
Wicker Park Historic District
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When was Home Bank and Trust Company listed on the National Register?

Home Bank and Trust Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Home Bank and Trust Company?

Home Bank and Trust Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Home Bank and Trust Company?

The period of significance for Home Bank and Trust Company is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1200.

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