Property Record
208 MERCHANT ROW
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FARMER'S BANK |
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| Other Name: | FIRST COMMUNITY BANK |
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| Reference Number: | 226250 |
| Location (Address): | 208 MERCHANT ROW |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Milton |
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| Year Built: | 1957 |
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| Survey Date: | 2013 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ORIGINALLY THE FARMERS BANK WAS LOCATED ON THIS SITE IN 1911. IN 1957, THE SOUTH PART OF THE BANK (OFFICES) WAS EXTENSIVELY REMODELED WITH THE CURRENT FACADE. IN 1969, A MAJOR ADDITION WAS PUT ON, THEN THE OLD HISTORIC PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY (GRANGE) HALL LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE BANK WAS DEMOLISHED FOR THE PARKING AREA AND DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY. THE OLD FARMERS BANK, NOW THE FIRST COMMUNITY BANK WAS A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN OLD MILTON JUNCTION (NOW THE WEST PART OF MILTON) AND THE BANK IS STILL IMPORTANT TODAY. |
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| Bibliographic References: | BICENTENNIAL HISTORY OF MILTON, 1976 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |