First State Bank of Manlius

The First State Bank of Manlius is a historic bank building located on the north side of Maple Street in Manlius, Illinois. The building was constructed in 1915 from a design by Parker Berry, Louis Sullivan's chief draftsman at the time. Berry died of the Spanish flu at age 30 in 1918, and the bank is the only surviving example of a commercial building he designed. His design for the bank featured a red brick exterior with terra cotta ornamentation and piers topped with urns in front of the two side entrances. The bank failed in the Great Depression and subsequently became a vault for the village's other bank.[2]

First State Bank of Manlius
LocationN side of Maple St., Manlius, Illinois
Coordinates41°27′24″N 89°40′11″W
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectBerry, Parker
NRHP reference No.75000639[1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 1975

The bank was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1975.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Yanul, Thomas G.; Sprague, Paul E. (October 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: First State Bank of Manlius (Old)" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved June 11, 2016.


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