{"nrhp_refnum":"96000295","name":"Citizens National Bank","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springville","county":"Erie County","state":"NY","lat":42.50884651900003,"lon":-78.66756114999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-04-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay brick bank building at 5 West Main Street, at the corner of North Buffalo Street, in the village of Springville, Erie County, New York. It was built in 1939 to designs by the St. Louis Bank Building & Equipment Co.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact, representative example of modern commercial architecture recalling Springville's growth in the 1930s. Its transitional design mixes Art Deco and Art Moderne elements, which is rare in the village. It also holds a WPA-style mural by Louis Grell of Chicago and a security-focused interior that was advanced for its time.","narrative":"Citizens National Bank is a two-story brick building on West Main Street in the commercial core of Springville, Erie County. Completed in December 1939, it replaced the bank's earlier quarters after directors cited a need for more space. The St. Louis Bank Building & Equipment Company designed it. Buff brick walls, curved corners, limestone base coursing, window banding and tall two-story windows blend Art Deco and Art Moderne elements, a rare combination in the village. Inside, the design stressed security: vaults with twenty-inch reinforced concrete walls, eleven-ton steel doors, alarm cables and a vault ventilation system. A mural titled \"Credit Man's Confidence in Man,\" painted by Louis Grell of Chicago, remains on an upper wall. The bank operated here until the Village of Springville bought the building in 1968, and it now serves as government offices. Exterior alterations are minor, and interior changes such as a dropped ceiling are described as reversible.","period_of_significance":"1939-1945","architect_builder":"Original Architect - St. Louis Bank Building & Equipment Co.; George Muse, Superintendent","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Moderne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Sold to the Village of Springville in 1968; current function is government office, and the building is described as retaining high exterior integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.73862-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96000295.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000295/0572b08337-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000295/0572b08337-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citizens_Bank_Springville_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citizens_Bank_Springville_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317578","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_National_Bank_(Springville,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5122714"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/erie-county/citizens-national-bank-96000295/"}