The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-09
New Bank Home in Old Lo-
cation Is of Beautiful
Appointmer
MASSIVE Va .Sr,
WITH .VloN DOOR
Bank Ha&~ tactically Three
Times It's Former
Space

! Beginning next Monday morning, the
Granite Savings Bank & Trust Co. will
be back in its old, yet new, banking
home at 80 North Main street, in the
so-called Granite block For the past
ten months the former banking house
has been undergoing such changes that
| it will not be recognized in the beauti-
full, finely equipped banking quarters
of the present day Scarcely yes
| tige of the old banking quarters re-
mains. From top to bottom, inside and
out and extending many additional
| feet to the rear, it is essentially new
bank in all its material aspects. To say
! that it is complete is to state but the
exact truth.
/ The entrance of the bank, lowered to
| the level of the sidewalk, as is the first
floor of the structure, is made of cast
! bronze and cast iron, with no wood
about the yestibule except the mahog-
any door, which opens on the right of
/ the vestibule. Plate glass windows are
/ faced with heavy solid bronze grills
and the sidewalk gate is of the same
1
| tractiye marquis with a curved fare
! just over the approach, adding pleas
! ing touch to the front of the structure.
On the left panel Of the vestibule il
fine specimen of dark, polished Barre
! granite, measuring by 6 feet, typical
Of Bsrre's chief industry and the name
Of the bank itself
/ This yestibule opens on a long spa
cious lobby of more than double the
size of the former lobby Indeed. the
enlarged bank is approximately three
4 times as spacious as the former quar-
ters. The first floor front is about
evenly divided between public lobby
and working space of the banks aN
| tachees; and these two compartments
are separated by a counter faced with
I Tavernelle rose marble from italy and
/ surmounted by solid bronze grill car
rying seven window spaces for trans
action OF business This Tavernelle
marble, besides being beautiful in col
or and polish, adds light effect TO the
bank home that Immediately impresses
itself on the artistic sense.
And not only is the counter marble
faced but the lower wall of the lobby
is covered with the same Tavernelle
marble, surmounted by walls colored in
gray, with panels Of notified tints. On
! the right of the lobby is built-in wall
seat Of the same material as the coun-
ter and lower wall The floor of the
lobby is laid in pink Tennessee marble
Check desks range the wall Of the
lobby.
At the left front Of the bank is the
/ office of the treasurer, with a con
/ ference room. A feature of the deeora
| tions is a large mirror occupying the
wall space backed by The granite slab
above referred to. The treasurer's Of
fee leads to the work space for the
banks attaches, and the latter com
partment represents compactness of OPP
Grafton. Mahogany finish is used in
much of the banks equipment. Bat
tleship linoleum is used on the floor
and on the inside counter. A system
of electric buttons for signals and for
opening the outer entrance from be-
hind the counter adds much to The con
yenience of the arrangements.
The Vault Massive Structure.
Just TO the rear Of the work space
and the lobby Is, perhaps, what Is the
chief feature Of the new banking home
the massive Mosler vault which has
few equals in banks of smaller cities.
Some idea Of the vaults construction
NAV be gained by the information that
the door itself with its casing weighs
f u cons. Twelve inches of solid steel
4 furnish the resisting power Of the door,
I.whilc the vault itself is constructed
of a heavy thickness of concrete, re.
j inforced by steel railroad rails, while
within there is a heavy steel lining.
+ -Four clocks serve TO operate the time
/ lock.
Interior dimensions Of the vault are
sufficient TO give ample space for two
compartments. separated by hesvv
metal grills. the rear compartment be-
+ ing for the banks property and Sc
curities and the forward compartment
being reserved for the safe deposit
boxes Of the banks patrons, series OF
/ 800 boxes having thus far been in
stalled. The banks property is con
tanned in three large steel chests.
The work space Of the bank proper is
separated from the rear of the bank
bv a heavy iron grill. To the rear Of
I the vault i uhIt NtuNF @patt ~
the addition built on BY the bank in
the present reconstruction; and there
will be placed the machines and other
/ hank equipment. On the right Of the
vault are three coupon booths for pat
rons. one opening from the lobby and
the other two from behind a solid
bronze door leading from the lobby 10
/ the vault room These rooms will add
much 10 the convenience Of the patrons
/ Of the bank. One Of the rooms viii
I be devoted 10 use by ladies, and open
+ ing from IL j. a lavatory.
Surmountiug the vault viii be
handsome clock which viii add much
Ito the completeness of the details
while back 81 the clock are prism lights
> which throw the daylight from the sky
light in such eTuleence that the entire
banking rooms promise 70 be adequate
IL lighted Nv natural means during
the DAYTIME To supplement that light
lis system of indirect electric light
ING with handsome fixtures Nall lights
are .pt over check counters and special
fipbtinr arrangements over the inte-
riar II the counter windows. Shades on
the front windows lend themselves to
tbe same purpose. they being of mohair
easement cloth lined with sstine. the
aalsr harmouiginc wcll with the other
tir-s - the interior
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