Dr. J. W. Barnard Building and First National Bank of Joseph

The Dr. J. W. Barnard Building and First National Bank of Joseph, at 12 - 14 Main St. in Joseph, Oregon, is a pair of historic adjacent buildings sharing a common interior wall. They were built by investment of physician Dr. J. W. Barnard, rancher Ludwig Knapper, and banker Frederick Scribner. Each building is 25 by 60 feet (7.6 m × 18.3 m) in footprint.[2]

Dr. J. W. Barnard Building and First National Bank of Joseph
Location012--014 Main St., Joseph, Oregon
Coordinates45°21′7″N 117°13′41″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1908
Built byMarr, Frank
ArchitectFlesch, J.A., & Sons;
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.91000810[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1991

The Dr. J. W. Barnard Building was built in 1908 by local contractor Frank Marr, with design by Chicago architects J.A. Flesch & Son.[2]

The First National Bank Building was also built in 1908 by Frank Marr. It was used as a bank until the bank failed in 1925; it was then used as a post office.[2]

The pair of buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991; the listing included two contributing buildings.[1][2]

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