Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-10-26
(From the Dccorah Eeruhlt AM
First National Bank BHiltss
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First National Bank BsaiiG"
ing.
The old buildings having been re-
moved, and excavations commenced
..,om the site of the future National
Bank it may be of interest to our
LADDERS to know the style of building
which is to be erected. We have
examined the plans and as we'll as
we can, will undertake to give an
idea oft.
The building itself is to be OF brick
and stone, 24x65 feet, three stories
high, with front elevation of ~ L.
Get FROM the water table. Ihc
airst story front is to be of iron ana
French Plate glass, - feet hlsh'
md the upper stories arc to lie
.ronted with Milwaukee hand press
cd brick; the windows ornamentcd
~ carved caps and stills. The first
door, Of course, is to be devoted to
Bank purposes. The entrance to
he upper stories is at the east end
f the front. and the Bank entrance
N tho west. Between the two are
% be two enormous arcAcd plate
lass windows, four pancs to each
,indow, 24x64 inches-or each about
quail to an ordinary window, in size.
The same principle is carried
trough the entire front-:he GEN.
trail windowos on the second and
third floors being double, and, with
the cornice, carved and archod to
correspond with the lower windows.
The main business room of the
Bank is 22x35 feet, to be fitted up
with all the commences, elegance
and style of modern city banking
house. In the rear, is a burglar
and fire proof vault, sx10 feet
opening into the business room; a
directors room 15x20; and watch
mans bedroom and closet.
The principal part of the second
door has been leased BY the North
western Insurance Company for a
term Of FIVE years; and is arranged
Cor their especial accommodation,
with fire proof vault. They have
TWO rooms, 15x20 and 1lx19, con-
1ectcd together. In the rear arc
two smaller rooms, which undoubt-
cdly will find occupants in due time
4 hall three feet wide runs the en-
tire depth Of the building on the
cast side. at the rear end of which
is the stairway to the third story.
This floor is to be arranged for a
Masonic or other society hall.
The total cost of the building is
stimated at $4,000. The mason
work is to be done by Wilson &
Robertson; and the joiner work by
Ball. 1t is expected to hc COM
'lcted, ready for occupancy, by the
18th Of November. 1t was design
I'd and planned by Mygatt & Koch,
The oldest Architects and Builders
n Milwaukee, who have endcavor-
ed to furnish as handsome and elc-
can't plan as ingenuity and taste
could devise. The testimony Of all
Who saw it in Milwaukee, vas that
Z would be superior to any single
ront in that city. To DEBORAH the
building is to be of no ordinary I'M
Dortance. 1t will lead eff, and be
an advanced stepin the better style
of architecture which is character
sing the second growth Of our pub
lie buildings. The liberality of the
Directors in their views deserves
hearty appreciation, and cannot be
30 highly commended. Printers
ielong to that unfortunate large
lass who cannot own bank stock:
;ut We, and every man, no matter
how humble, can take stock in the
BEAUTY of a handsome building, or
any other public Improvement
which pleascs the eye and cducatcs
the taste of the masses. If erected
according to the plans, the First
National Bank building is to be a
great credit to the intelligence, en-
%crprise and prosperity Of DEBORAH;
a nd one to which we shall point
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