355 S Knowles Avenue | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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355 S Knowles Avenue

Architecture and History Inventory
355 S Knowles Avenue | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BANK OF NEW RICHMOND
Other Name:ROYAL CREDIT UNION
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Reference Number:237554
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):355 S Knowles Avenue
County:St. Croix
City:New Richmond
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1975
Additions: 2006
Survey Date:2018
Historic Use:bank/financial institution
Architectural Style:Contemporary
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Wall Material:Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:The Bank of New Richmond was established in 1878 in a non-extant building along what is now South Knowles Avenue. The bank building was destroyed in the tornado of 1899 and promptly rebuilt the same year at 231 South Knowles Avenue. In 1920, the bank consolidated with Manufacturer’s Bank, which had been established earlier in 1887. Following consolidation, the bank occupied the previous Manufacturer’s Bank location at 201 South Knowles Avenue. This Neoclassical style building was constructed in 1917.

The bank remained at this location until 1975, when the bank, renamed the New Richmond Bank, constructed a new building further south along South Knowles Avenue. The Contemporary style New Richmond Bank, located at 355 South Knowles Avenue, had 5,560 square feet and cost $500,000 to construct. The bank transitioned to a credit union in 2000, and the building expanded with a drive-through and renovations in 2002.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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