Purdue State Bank
The Purdue State Bank Building is a historic structure at 460 Northwestern Avenue in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, designed by American architect Louis Sullivan.[1] Completed in 1914, the bank is the smallest and least expensive of Sullivan's "Jewel Boxes", a series of Midwestern banks designed in the modern style at the end of his career. Built on a tiny, trapezoidal lot between two streets, the structure is less ornamental than most of the architect's other work, including only a few terra cotta panels.[2][3] The building cost $14,600 to be constructed, of which only about 10% was paid to Sullivan, barely covering his expenses. A local paper at the time referred to Sullivan as "one of the most noted bank architects in the United States".[4]
During the 1950s, a stone portion was added to the back of the building and the original doorway was converted into a window and then an ATM.[5] The building is located one block from Purdue University and currently houses a branch of Chase bank.[6]
See also
[edit]Other Louis Sullivan "jewel boxes":
- Farmers and Merchants Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin (1919)
- Henry Adams Building, Algona, Iowa (1913)
- Home Building Association Company, Newark, Ohio (1914)
- Merchants' National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa (1914)
- National Farmer's Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota (1908)
- People's Federal Savings and Loan Association, Sidney, Ohio (1918)
- Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1912)
- Purdue State Bank, West Lafayette, Indiana (1914)
References
[edit]- ↑ Kneifel, Sierra (October 2, 2013). "Bank stands as symbol of historical design". Purdue Exponent. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- ↑ Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, The Louis Sullivan Pilgrimage, unpublished manuscript
- ↑ Elia, Mario Manieri, Louis Henry Sullivan, Princeton Architectural Press, NY 1996, p.159
- ↑ Twombly, Robert, Louis Sullivan: His Life and Work, Elizabeth Sifton Books, Viking, NY 1986, p. 420-421
- ↑ Booth, Eileen E. "Downtown Lafayette-West Lafayette Architectural Terra Cotta" (PDF). Visit Lafayette — West Lafayette. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ Google Maps for 210 West State Street in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, retrieved May 23, 2013.
External links
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