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The '''Bank of Hominy''' is a building constructed in 1906, two years after the Oklahoma [[oil boom]] of 1904. It is one of four small bank buildings built in [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] style in [[Osage County, Oklahoma]] during 1904–1911.<ref name="rr_osage_mps">{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Richardsonian Romanesque Banks of Osage County TR |url={{NRHP url|id=64000681}} |format=pdf |date=December 1983 |author=Claudia Ahmad and George Carney |publisher=National Park Service |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014134711/http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000681.pdf |archivedate=October 14, 2012 }}</ref> The others are [[Bank of Burbank]], [[Bank of Bigheart]], and [[Osage Bank of Fairfax]]. |
The '''Bank of Hominy''' is a building constructed in 1906, two years after the Oklahoma [[oil boom]] of 1904. It is one of four small bank buildings built in [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] style in [[Osage County, Oklahoma]] during 1904–1911.<ref name="rr_osage_mps">{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Richardsonian Romanesque Banks of Osage County TR |url={{NRHP url|id=64000681}} |format=pdf |date=December 1983 |author=Claudia Ahmad and George Carney |publisher=National Park Service |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014134711/http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000681.pdf |archivedate=October 14, 2012 }}</ref> The others are [[Bank of Burbank]], [[Bank of Bigheart]], and [[Osage Bank of Fairfax]]. |
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The building is constructed of native [[sandstone]] and has two stories. Its footprint is approximately {{convert|25|feet|m}} by {{convert|40|feet|m}}. It has a flat roof and a {{convert|2|feet|m}} high parapet. A [[masonry]] inscription on the facade between the first and second floors reads, "The Bank of Hominy." Except for the installation of two large display windows on the ground floor, architectural changes since construction have been minimal.<ref name="NRHP-App">[ {{NRHP url|id=84000316|title= |
The building is constructed of native [[sandstone]] and has two stories. Its footprint is approximately {{convert|25|feet|m}} by {{convert|40|feet|m}}. It has a flat roof and a {{convert|2|feet|m}} high parapet. A [[masonry]] inscription on the facade between the first and second floors reads, "The Bank of Hominy." Except for the installation of two large display windows on the ground floor, architectural changes since construction have been minimal.<ref name="NRHP-App">[ {{NRHP url|id=84000316|title=National Register of Historif Places what__________|publisher=[[National Park Service]] National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bank of Hominy |date=1984 |access-date=March 1, 2016}}. PDF is just the two pages covering Bank of Hominy. With [https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/84000316_photos accompanying four photos of Bank of Hominy] from 1983.</ref> |
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The Bank of Hominy was the only bank in town until it ceased doing business in 1938, during the Great Depression. The building is historically significant because it is the oldest bank building in Hominy and one of the best examples of its architectural style applied to a commercial structure in Osage County, Oklahoma. When the bank closed, Clyde M. Frazier bought the building and turned the ground floor into an auto parts store, which it remained until at least 1984. The second floor has always been used as office space for professionals. The structure was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name="NRHP-App"/> |
The Bank of Hominy was the only bank in town until it ceased doing business in 1938, during the Great Depression. The building is historically significant because it is the oldest bank building in Hominy and one of the best examples of its architectural style applied to a commercial structure in Osage County, Oklahoma. When the bank closed, Clyde M. Frazier bought the building and turned the ground floor into an auto parts store, which it remained until at least 1984. The second floor has always been used as office space for professionals. The structure was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name="NRHP-App"/> |
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| Location | 102 W. Main St., Hominy, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 36°24′54.53″N 96°23′37.99″W / 36.4151472°N 96.3938861°W |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| MPS | Richardsonian Romanesque Banks of Osage County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000316[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 23, 1984 |
The Bank of Hominy is a building constructed in 1906, two years after the Oklahoma oil boom of 1904. It is one of four small bank buildings built in Richardsonian Romanesque style in Osage County, Oklahoma during 1904–1911.[2] The others are Bank of Burbank, Bank of Bigheart, and Osage Bank of Fairfax.
The building is constructed of native sandstone and has two stories. Its footprint is approximately 25 feet (7.6 m) by 40 feet (12 m). It has a flat roof and a 2 feet (0.61 m) high parapet. A masonry inscription on the facade between the first and second floors reads, "The Bank of Hominy." Except for the installation of two large display windows on the ground floor, architectural changes since construction have been minimal.[3]
The Bank of Hominy was the only bank in town until it ceased doing business in 1938, during the Great Depression. The building is historically significant because it is the oldest bank building in Hominy and one of the best examples of its architectural style applied to a commercial structure in Osage County, Oklahoma. When the bank closed, Clyde M. Frazier bought the building and turned the ground floor into an auto parts store, which it remained until at least 1984. The second floor has always been used as office space for professionals. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Claudia Ahmad and George Carney (December 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Richardsonian Romanesque Banks of Osage County TR" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (pdf) on October 14, 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b [ National Register of Historif Places what__________. PDF is just the two pages covering Bank of Hominy. With accompanying four photos of Bank of Hominy from 1983.
Categories:
- Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
- Buildings and structures in Osage County, Oklahoma
- Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Oklahoma
- Hominy, Oklahoma
- 1906 establishments in Oklahoma Territory
- 1938 disestablishments in Oklahoma
- National Register of Historic Places in Osage County, Oklahoma