{"nrhp_refnum":"04000868","name":"People's State Bank","other_names":["Orangeville American Legion","Ewert Kline Post 720"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"300 W. High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Orangeville","county":"Stephenson County","state":"IL","lat":42.47090612100004,"lon":-89.64700150999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-08-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick bank building with a full basement at 300 W. High Street in Orangeville, Stephenson County, Illinois, built in 1926 at the corner of the village's two main commercial streets, next to the Central House hotel.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is the only Commercial Style building with Classical Revival detailing in Orangeville and the last major historic public or commercial building constructed there. It is described as the capstone of the downtown and a one-part commercial block typical of 1920s bank design. It retains a high degree of integrity after recent restoration.","narrative":"Built in 1926, this one-story brick bank stands at 300 W. High Street in Orangeville, next to the three-story Central House hotel at the village's main intersection. Measuring 30 by 64 feet with a full basement, it follows the one-part commercial block form, with a three-bay front, recessed entrance and Classical Revival detailing. Inside, a foyer leads to a fourteen-foot-high lobby with a terrazzo floor, tall arched windows, original pine doors and vaults. The bank closed in 1932 and later housed another bank from 1956 to 1980. It was the last significant public or commercial building raised in the downtown, completed as a state highway bypass began drawing traffic away from the village. It is the town's only example of its type. Alterations including a mansard roof, drop ceilings and covered fanlights have been removed, restoring the 1926 appearance. It was listed for its architecture, and its architect and builder are unknown.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1926","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Commercial Style; Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed current function is vacant/not in use; the 1980s mansard roof was removed in spring 2004 and interior work was under way.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.501315-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/60/8941/28894160/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/04000868.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000868/33aae01b1e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000868/33aae01b1e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.5","author":"IvoShandor","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orangeville_Il_People%27s_State_Bank5.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">IvoShandor</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orangeville_Il_People%27s_State_Bank5.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894160","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_State_Bank_(Orangeville,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7165786"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/stephenson-county/peoples-state-bank-04000868/"}