The Ontario State Bank Block was a historic commercial building located at 300 South Euclid Avenue in

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. The building, completed in 1887, was composed of three sections, and had a design which incorporated elements of the Eastlake and Queen Anne styles. The design included a corner

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, several

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s along the roof line, and a variety of different window styles; it originally had three prominent

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s in the gable peaks above the bank's original section, and also had a set in the second section of the block. Decorative features included

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led brickwork and carved wooden

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s. The Ontario State Bank, which opened with the building, was the first bank in Ontario and an important early business center for the city. The building also housed several other shops, including ''Grand Palace Pavilion of Antiques'', ''Howell's Furniture and Hardware'', and E.H. Richardson's Pacific Electric Heating Company, which invented the

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and brought national attention to Ontario. The building was added to the

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on January 8, 1982. It unfortunately burned down in 1986. Euclid Avenue is on the National Register of Historic Places.Ontario Historic walking tour map
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Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California Queen Anne architecture in California Commercial buildings completed in 1887 National Register of Historic Places in San Bernardino County, California Buildings and structures in Ontario, California 1887 establishments in California {{SanBernardinoCountyCA-NRHP-stub

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