Westport Bank and Trust Company
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Westport Bank and Trust Company | |
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Westport Bank and Trust Company, Westport, CT | |
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| Location | 87 Post Road East, Westport, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°8′30″N 73°21′40″W / 41.14167°N 73.36111°WCoordinates: 41°8′30″N 73°21′40″W / 41.14167°N 73.36111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Cutler, Charles E. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 06000593[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 6, 2006 |
The Westport Bank and Trust Company is a historic commercial building at 87 Post Road East in Westport, Connecticut. It is a two story Classical Revival brick building, designed by local architect Charles E. Cutler and built in 1924. The bank was founded in 1852 by Horace Staples, a prominent local businessman, and was a longtime fixture in the local economy. The building is notable for its architecture, and for a series of murals in its lobby, commissioned in the 1960s and executed by Robert L. Lambdin, an artist best known for his Depression-era work funded by the Works Progress Administration.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 2006.[1]
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References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Westport Bank and Trust Company" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
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