National Register of Historic Places

Union Trust Bank Company Building

East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois
Listed
May 26, 2014
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
14000255

About this property

The Union Trust Bank Company Building is a historic bank building at 200 Collinsville Avenue in downtown East St. Louis, Illinois. Built from 1922 to 1926, the building housed the Union Trust & Savings Bank, which was founded in 1901 by August Schlafly. Architect Thomas Imbs designed the Classical Revival building. The building opened after the 1917 race riot and a series of corruption scandals in East St. Louis, and its construction marked a turnaround for the struggling city. The new building inspired confidence in the city's downtown, which added several landmark buildings were in the ensuing decade. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 2014. It is the only survivor of the city's two Classical Revival banks.

Location

200 Collinsville Ave.
East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois
38.62699, -90.15905

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Union Trust Bank Company Building listed on the National Register?

Union Trust Bank Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 2014.

What type of historic resource is Union Trust Bank Company Building?

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

What is the period of significance for Union Trust Bank Company Building?

The period of significance for Union Trust Bank Company Building is recorded as the civil_war era.

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