The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
BOASTS HANDSOME NEW
BANKING HOUSE
Lamar, Colorado, National Occupies
Well Appointed Building.

| (From Mountain States Banker).
The Lamar National Bank, Lamar,
Colorado, which moved into its new
quarters last fall, an interior view of
which is the cover page of this num-
Der of the Mountain States Banker,
boasts one of the handsomest and
most complete banking houses in the
prosperous ArkanGas valley.
Tho building front has been remod-
elled with a classic entrance archi-
travc 10 give the exterior of the build
ing dignity in keeping with the
banking institution.
The entrance, through an ample
vcstibule wainscoated with marble and
floored with rubber tile, leads one to
the main central lobby of the banking
room. This spacious lobby, about
thirty feet wide at the front and forty
five feet deep, is floored with marble
ard is enclosed on all sides with bank
screen partition end ratings of mar
BILE, plate glass and bronze.
The four structural columns in the
center of the lobby are wainscoated
with marble and are equipped with six
Individual check desks fitted with
plate glass tops. ink wells and station
try for the convenience of the custom
ers
Handsome Conference Rooms.
On the right side of the lobby ere
the conference rooms and desk spaces
for Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Adams. These
commodious quarters are wainscoted
in mahogany, fitted with built-in tele-
phone booth and coat closet, and are
furnished with desks, tables ard chairs
of mahogany.
Next to the officers quarters are
the tellers' cages. These cages are ar
ranged with mahogany desks and cab
inets and are enclosed on the rear with
steel cage work. Behind these cages
is large, well ventilated working
space which receives an abundant
amount of north light from the win
dows opening to Olive street.
On the left of the lobby are marble
railings enclosing spaces which can
readily be converted into cages to han
die the future expansion of the banks
business.
There is also n ladies' rest room.
neatly furnished with brown reed
chairs and mahogany writing desks,
and the walls are panelled in ivory
enamel which, together with the taupc
colored portiers and rugs, makes a |
restful color scheme.
In connection with this rest room is |
a well-appointed lavatory.
At the rear, separated from the lob |
by by steel grille work, is n safe de-
post customers space, having private |
booths for the convenience of the GUS
toners.
The vault is exceptionally large, |
with walls, roof and floor of heavy re-
infcrced concrete, the construction
having steel rods running in both di-
rections imbedded in the concrete.
This vault has two modern burglar
proof steel doors; one door gives di- |
rect access to the safe deposit boxes |
from the customers space; the other |
communicates between the working
space Mt the rear of the cages and the |
bank portion of the vault, which is
equipped with steel filing cabinets. |
shelving and racks and also gives am
pie space for the night storage of the |
steel omnibuses used by the tellers.
AT the right of the vault separated
from the banking room by the glass |
partition, is n posting room. This ef-
fectually shields the banking quarters
from the noise of the electrically oper-
ated bookkeeping machines.
Well Lighted Directors Room.
At the left of the vault is the direc-
tors room. This is surrounded by |
plaster walls. store room, etc, and is |
effectually isolated from the noise and
confusion of the rest of the bank. 1t |
is Illuminated by q skylight and is well
ventilated and beautifully decorated;
the furniture is of mahogany.
There is harmonious blending of |
colors in the banking room, the mar
bic being San Saba with a Utah Gold |
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