National Register of Historic Places

Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
December 31, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13001002

About this property

The Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building is a historic bank building at 6760 S. Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building opened in 1923 for the Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank, which was founded in 1917 and had outgrown its first building. The bank was one of Chicago's many neighborhood banks in the early twentieth century; as Illinois law at the time barred banks from opening branches, smaller standalone banks provided the residents and businesses of Chicago's outlying neighborhoods with nearby banking services. Architect William Gibbons Uffendell designed the bank in the Neoclassical style, by far the most popular for bank buildings at the time. Uffendell's design features a granite exterior, a temple front with four Doric columns, and an entablature topped by a parapet. The bank folded in 1931 as the Great Depression disrupted the city's banking industry; for the remainder of the 20th century, the building was alternately used by other banks and left vacant for extended periods. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2013. It is now home to the Stony Island Arts Bank, an art gallery and library.

Location

6760 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.77364, -87.58670

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building listed on the National Register?

Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building?

Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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