German Bank Building of Walnut, Iowa

German Bank Building of Walnut, Iowa
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Junction of Highland and Central Sts. Walnut, Iowa
Coordinates	41°28′39″N 95°13′20.4″W / 41.47750°N 95.222333°WCoordinates: 41°28′39″N 95°13′20.4″W / 41.47750°N 95.222333°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1884, 1916
Architect	St. Louis Bank Equipment Co.
Architectural style	Classical Revival Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP Reference #	91000536[1]
Added to NRHP	May 1, 1991

German Bank Building of Walnut, Iowa, also known as the Walnut State Bank Building, is a historic building located in Walnut, Iowa, United States. A two-story, brick building was completed on this corner in 1884. It housed a blacksmith shop and a land and loan business (a private bank) by 1887.^[2] The German Savings bank was organized in 1893, and used this building for a short time before it folded the following year. It was reorganized and re-opened in 1898. They renovated the building to its present exterior in the Mission Revival style in 1916, and the interior in 1920. The interior renovation was done by the St. Louis Bank Equipment Company. The Walnut Telephone Company began as a tenant on the second floor in 1919. While German immigrants remained in control, the bank's name was changed to American State Bank in 1920 because of anti-German sentiment following World War I. It was reorganized in 1923 as the Walnut State Bank. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Barbara Bevine Long. "German Bank Building of Walnut, Iowa" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-14. with photos