{"nrhp_refnum":"80003467","name":"Parkesburg National Bank","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Gay and Main Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Parkesburg","county":"Chester County","state":"PA","lat":39.95969641000005,"lon":-75.92248227399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-08-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story former bank building in Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania, built in 1883 with a later addition of about 1900. It combines a Second Empire core with a Greek Revival style wing.","why_significant":"The nomination links the bank to the growth of Parkesburg tied to the railroad and the Horace Beale Sr. Iron Works established in 1872. It was financed by prominent local residents Parke and Smith during the borough's early boom. The building's ornate Second Empire features and its role in the commercial center are cited as the grounds for significance.","narrative":"Built in 1883 in the commercial heart of Parkesburg, the three-story bank combines a Second Empire core with a Greek Revival style wing added around 1900. The core has a double-pitched fish scale slate Mansard roof, round and three-pointed arched dormers, and bracketed entrances. The addition has a painted concrete facade with floral molding, a lion's head, and the bank's insignia. Inside, the first floor retains a vault and raised paneled wainscoting, and the basement holds a vault with deposit boxes and a two-lane bowling alley. The bank was financed by two prominent residents, Parke and Smith, as the borough grew around the railroad and the Beale iron works. Its location in the commercial center made it a visible part of that economic expansion. The building is valued for its distinctive architecture and its connection to the town's industrial period.","period_of_significance":"1883","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mansard or Second Empire (original 1883 core); Greek Revival mode (c. 1900 addition)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Converted to apartments in the original bank portion; upper floors housed nearly a dozen apartments.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.722652-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003467.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003467/83327491b3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003467/83327491b3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parkesburg_Nat_Bank.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parkesburg_Nat_Bank.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996879","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkesburg_National_Bank","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7138453"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/chester-county/parkesburg-national-bank-80003467/"}