The Glenwood post., 1917-02-24
Popular Banking House Re-
modelled and Rebuilt
Opens Doors
A PUBLIC RECEPTION

The First National bank of this city,
remodeled, rebuilt and refinished after
the fashion of the most modern banks
in the United States, was formally
thrown open to the public for inspee-
tion Thursday afternoon and the bank
officials, taking advantage of the legal
holiday, rendered a reception for their
patrons and the public generally, point
ing out and explaining the various fea-
lures of the work which has transform
ed the old quarters into what is declar-
ed by the architect and others to he
the prettiest banking room west of Cfn--
cago.
The work was begun November 1s-
and was pushed vigorously for three
months. First the brick walls of the
first story were removed and these
were supplanted by steel pillars encasH
in hard wirecut brick, laid in cement,
the whole surmounted by terra Gotta
cornice. ...
But the interior is perfect dream Of
beauty and it is to this that especial at
tention will be directed. The floor OF
the lobby is of tile and that behind
the counter of quarter sawed oak. The
wainscoating is of polished white mar
BILE with Dashboard of black marble.
The wall is finished beautifully in what
is known as Tiffany blend. The ceiling
is of plaster paris, finished in fancy
scrolls.
The counter is of marble, grating bs--
ing of laquered brass and pebbled glass
with mahogany frame. The rolltop
desks and chairs, office stools work
desks and tables, coatracks, doors, gates,
stationery cabinets and all necessary
woodwork. even to the ease of the cir
cular electric clock on the wall-evepy
particle of woodwork-is in dull finish
mahogany.
The steam radiators are gold bronzed
and are recessed in the-walls, thus tax
ing up no floor room whatever Tho.
wall desks for the use of depositors .ar..
of flint glass, set on bronze brackets.
the racks above them FOR deposit slips
and blotters being of mahogany, in
keeping with the balance of the woo;&-
work.
The massive front doors are of oaS
and heavy plate glass with heavy but
simple brass trimmings The entrance
arch is of marble, the monotony being
broken by heavy bronze sign six feet
long. BY the indirect lighting system
which is employed a most agreeable,
effect is produced, the soft diffused
light reaching every portion of the
room
MIR. E. $. Groves who makes spe-
cialty of bank architecture, was the
architect in charge of the work which
was done by the Walker Construction
company of Denver, the lighting access
sories being installed by the Glenwood
Light & Water company of this city.
Thursday afternoon and evening the
new building was crowded by patrons
and friends of the bank and all ,A.re
made to feel welcome by President C.
c. Parks, Vice president Louis Schwarz,
Cashier c. R. Mccarthy, Assistant
Cashier L. E. Brown and Bookkeeper
L. II. Hall who passed carnations to
the ladies and cigars to the men, and
took pains to point out all the phases
of the construction and explain all de-
tails to those interested. The officials
were the recipients Of many congratula-
tions on the new work. All declare II
was an achievement Of which all our
citizens should feel proud. Businsss
was resumed in the new room yesterday
morning, after three months spent IN
the room just north Of the Hotel afa.-
wood.