The Ness County Bank, located at Main St. and Pennsylvania Ave. in Ness City, Kansas, was built during 1888–1890. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
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| Location | Main St. and Pennsylvania Ave., Ness City, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 38°27′15″N 99°54′19″W / 38.45417°N 99.90528°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1888-1890 |
| Architect | Holland & Hopkins |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000519[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
It is a three-story stone building. It has been locally known as the "Skyscraper of the Plains" and has been asserted to be the most elegant building of West Central Kansas. Its architecture has aspects of Romanesque Revival style.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Richard D. Pankratz; Charles Hall (October 25, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ness County Bank". National Park Service. Retrieved November 28, 2017. With photo from 1970.