The Anderson Bank Building is a historic

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building located at

Anderson, Indiana Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. The population was 54,788 at the 2020 census. It is named after Chief William Anderson. The city is the headquarters of the Church of God and its Anderson ...

in the United States. It was built for the Anderson Banking Company in 1927. The bank building is located at 931 Meridan Street. The Anderson Banking Company began business on January 30, 1890. It was the only bank in Anderson to survive the Great Depression without closing. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. In 1985, the bank was acquired by Merchants National Corporation of Indianapolis. In 1991 Merchants National Corporation was acquired by National City Bank. National City Bank still operates a branch in the Anderson Bank Building. The art deco details at the exterior street level and in the main banking lobby have been somewhat obliterated due to water damage. The building's main architectural interest lies in the still existent art deco detailing in the building's elevator lobby and upper floors.

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* Anderson: A Pictorial History by Esther Dittlinger, copyright 1991, pages 160,161. Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Commercial buildings completed in 1928 Art Deco architecture in Indiana 1928 establishments in Indiana Buildings and structures in Anderson, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Indiana Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Indiana {{MadisonCountyIN-NRHP-stub