First National Bank - Hamilton Commercial Historic District - Hamilton, Montana
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The First National Bank building at 163-167 South 2nd Street in the Hamilton Commercial Historic District of Hamilton, Montana.
Waymark Code: WMFH79
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2012
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A two-story brick building located at 163-167 South 2nd Street. The building was completed in 1910, with the Bank and other business on the ground floor and apartments on the second floor. The building is a contributing structure for the Hamilton Commercial Historic District which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on Sept 1, 1988.
Text of sign on building:
“No year has favored the business section like 1910. And best of all, the buildings are of a better class than last year,” enthused the Ravalli Republic. Part of this boom, the First National Bank building replaced two wooden structures that housed a general store and Hamilton’s first hospital in the mid-1890s. The second floor of the new masonry building was divided into inexpensive apartments. The building’s first-floor facade reflected its dual purpose as a bank and store. Large display windows with an aluminum mullion frame marked Hub Clothing, which occupied the business block’s south half. Double-hung windows accented by brick voussiors (wedge-shaped bricks or stones) adorned the more formal facade of the First National Bank. F.H. Drinkenberg, president of First National Bank, also owned an interest in Hub Clothing. Mayor of Hamilton in 1910, his real estate investments reflected his faith in the town’s future. In addition to this building, Drinkenberg owned interest in two other Second Street business blocks also constructed 1909-1910.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Hamilton Commercial Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
163-167 South 2nd Street, Hamilton, Montana 59840
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Plaque on building (Photo in gallery)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
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