{"nrhp_refnum":"86003714","name":"Exchange Bank","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Quincy St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Golden","county":"Adams County","state":"IL","lat":40.10720397000006,"lon":-91.01717855199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-02-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, double-shopfront brick commercial block on Quincy Street in Golden, Adams County, Illinois, built in 1891 by Harm Emminga as a mill office, bank and newspaper office.","why_significant":"The building represents a key step in the business complex built by the Emminga family, German immigrants whose mill, elevator, banking and real estate interests drove the growth of Golden. It is also a small-scale commercial block that retains its original facade, interior and hardware. The reviewer's sheet recommends acceptance under Criteria A and B for ties to the town's growth and to Harm Emminga.","narrative":"Built in 1891, this one-story brick commercial block on Quincy Street in Golden, Illinois, has two shopfronts. Harm Emminga, whose German immigrant family began with a prairie windmill, built it as a mill office away from the dust and noise of the mill. One storeroom held the mill office and scale, which grew into the Exchange Bank. The other housed the Golden New Era newspaper. The facade has Italian Renaissance styling, with pressed metal panels, a detailed cornice, fluted pilasters and cast iron fittings. The interior is unaltered, and the walk-in vault and original door hardware still work. The bank moved to a larger building in 1905 and later failed in 1930. The building was then used for feed storage until the Golden Historical Society bought it. It records how one family's milling, banking and publishing interests shaped a rural immigrant community. Roof failure has damaged the rear wall, and major repairs are needed.","period_of_significance":"1891-1930","architect_builder":"William T. Gronewald","architectural_style":"Italian Renaissance styling of the facade, with pressed metal panels and cast iron detailing","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Owned by the local historical society and marked unoccupied; the rear wall and part of the rear roof are damaged and need major repair.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.224356-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/8916/28891689/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/86003714.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003714/ee877e9532-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003714/ee877e9532-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sa magnuson33","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exchange_Bank_Quincy.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Sa magnuson33</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:Exchange_Bank_Quincy.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891689","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_Bank_(Golden,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5419555"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/adams-county/exchange-bank-86003714/"}