C. L. Gillett Block / Glendale State Bank Building - Glendale AZ
N 33° 32.308 W 112° 11.090
12S E 389991 N 3711612
This plaque tells a little bit of the history of this building in historical downtown Glendale.
Waymark Code: WMMB39
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2014
Views: 1
C.L. GILLETT
BLOCK / GLENDALE
STATE BANK BUILDING
BUILT 1909
C.L. GILLETT, BUSINESSMAN AND MEMBER OF THE FIRST
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL, BUILT THIS TWO-STORY BRICK
BUILDING. THE FIRST FLOOR WAS USED FOR BUSINESSES,
AND THE SECOND FLOOR WAS USED AS A MEETING HALL. E.J.
FIOCK BOUGHT THE BUILDING IN 1910, FOR HIS GENERAL
MERCHANDISE STORE WHICH OPERATED UNTIL 1916.
GLENDALE STATE BANK BOUGHT THE BUILDING THAT YEAR
AND REMODELED THE FIRST FLOOR FOR A BANK, AND
CONVERTED THE SECOND FLOOR INTO OFFICES.
ESTABLISHED IN 1909, GLENDALE STATE BANK WAS THE
CITY'S FIRST BANKING INSTITUTION.
Marker Name: C. L. Gillett Block / Glendale State Bank Building
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Maricopa
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Although not marked on the plaque, this series of markers was placed by the Glendale Historical Society.
Year placed: Unknown
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