{"nrhp_refnum":"07000061","name":"Home Bank and Trust Company","other_names":["Manufacturers Naitonal Bank"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1200 N. Ashland Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.90382635000003,"lon":-87.66807751099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-02-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story Renaissance Revival bank and office building at 1200 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago, at the Six Corners intersection of Ashland, Division and Milwaukee in the Wicker Park area. It was designed in 1926 by Chicago architect Karl M. Vitzthum.","why_significant":"The building is locally significant under Criterion C for architecture as a Renaissance Revival structure with a high degree of exterior and interior integrity. Its Bedford limestone facade, arched bays, sculptural relief panels, three-story banking hall and basement vault level convey the permanence and opulence of a prominent neighborhood bank.","narrative":"Rising six stories at the Six Corners intersection of Ashland Avenue, Division Street and Milwaukee Avenue on Chicago's Northwest Side, this bank and office building was designed in 1926 by Chicago architect Karl M. Vitzthum. It was one of his earliest bank designs; he later designed more than fifty banks in the Midwest. The main elevations are Bedford limestone above a polished granite base, with two-story arched bays, Corinthian pilasters, a dentiled cornice and a three-story arch marking the entrance. Carved panels of allegorical figures symbolize commerce, agriculture, shipping and manufacturing. Inside, a three-story banking hall has marble arcades, balconies, a beamed ceiling with an opalescent glass skylight, black marble teller cages and gilded writing tables. A basement holds the vault and safe deposit area. The building is listed for its local architectural significance and its well-preserved exterior and interior, which reflect the prominence of a successful neighborhood bank.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Karl M. Vitzthum (architect)","architectural_style":"Italian Renaissance / Renaissance Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function are both financial institution; the form notes signage of MB Financial Bank on the entrance arch and offices on the upper floors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.635489-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/43/8925/28892543/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/07000061.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000061/fdbe758762-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000061/fdbe758762-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Andrew Jameson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Home_Bank_and_Trust_Company_Chicago_IL.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Jameson</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:Home_Bank_and_Trust_Company_Chicago_IL.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892543","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Bank_and_Trust_Company","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65073420"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/home-bank-and-trust-company-07000061/"}