Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building

Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building, also known as the Old Public Library, is a historic bank building located at Emporia, Virginia. It was built in 1902, and is a one-story, eclectic, red and yellow brick structure with a concave mansard roof. The front facade features a galvanized sheet-metal cornice that may have been manufactured by H. T. Klugel. The bank occupied the building until 1914, after which it housed the public library until 1977.[3] It is currently occupied by the Greensville-Emporia Historical Museum.

Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
The Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building as taken from a moving car.
Location	419 S. Main St., Emporia, Virginia
Coordinates	36°41′5″N 77°32′35″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902
NRHP reference No.	79003278[1]
VLR No.	109-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 7, 1979
Designated VLR	November 21, 1978[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The former bank is also located within the Hicksford–Emporia Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo