{"nrhp_refnum":"02001281","name":"Citizens National Bank of Latrobe","other_names":["Latrobe Trust Company","Latrobe Bank and Trust Company","First National Bank in Latrobe","Mellon National Bank and Trus"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"816 Ligonier St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Latrobe","county":"Westmoreland County","state":"PA","lat":40.31686053900006,"lon":-79.38456337899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-11-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story steel frame bank and office building with masonry veneer at the northwest corner of Main and Ligonier Streets in the business district of Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1926 for the Citizens National Bank of Latrobe.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its association with early twentieth century financial and commercial activity in Latrobe, having housed bank and office functions continuously. It is also argued to be a distinctive, locally significant example of Italian Renaissance Revival-influenced architecture that emulates the base-shaft-capital arrangement common in larger American cities.","narrative":"Completed in 1926 and opened for business on November 21, 1927, the six-story steel frame bank and office building stands at the northwest corner of Main and Ligonier Streets in Latrobe. Local architects Paul Bartholomew and Brandon Smith designed it for the Citizens National Bank of Latrobe, which replaced an earlier three-story red brick building on the same site. Its south and east elevations are clad in granite, with the other elevations in brick veneer. The ground floor carries a decorative base with granite quoins and marble insets, and the entrance doorway bears a carved cornice and a dated shield. Inside, the bank hall retains its original rusticated stone walls, marble wainscoting and carved ancons, and the bank vault measures 12 by 23 feet with a 30-ton door. The building is significant for its continuous use as a bank and office building and for its Italian Renaissance Revival-influenced design, which reflects the base-shaft-capital arrangement of larger American cities. The period of significance runs from 1926 to 1951.","period_of_significance":"1926-1951","architect_builder":"Bartholomew and Smith architects; L.L. Duffee, builder","architectural_style":"Italian Renaissance Revival-influenced","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The building retains its primary circulation patterns and much original detailing, with the exterior materials, fenestration and decorative detailing described as intact and in good repair.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:38.122669-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/02001281.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001281/a7c4e836ab-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001281/a7c4e836ab-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Canadian2006","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citizens_National_Bank_Latrobe_Pennsylvania_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian2006</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citizens_National_Bank_Latrobe_Pennsylvania_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996187","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_National_Bank_of_Latrobe","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5122716"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/westmoreland-county/citizens-national-bank-of-latrobe-02001281/"}