Colonial National Bank Building
Why it's listed
Built in 1906 at the southwest corner of Pittsburgh Street and Crawford Avenue in Connellsville, this small bank has two pedimented Classical Revival facades faced in white marble, each with four two-story fluted Doric columns supporting a pediment, and a polished granite base. Each street elevation has a central doorway beneath a tall round-arched window. The building was constructed as a corporate extension of the Title and Trust Company, part of a cluster of banks that grew around Connellsville's coke industry in the early 1900s. Its interior, once a large banking hall with frescoed and marble surfaces and a substantial vault, was largely stripped and remodeled into offices after the Colonial National Bank failed at the start of the Great Depression. The exterior is valued for its design quality and for its prominent corner location, which makes it a focal point of the downtown commercial district. Its marble facades are regarded as unusual among the town's historic banks, and it is compared with a limestone bank in Meyersdale.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is an excellent small Classical Revival bank on a prominent corner, distinguished by its white marble facades and fluted Doric columns. It is described as the only one of Connellsville's historic bank buildings executed in white marble and as one of the best small Classical Revival banks in the region south of Pittsburgh. It also reflects the coke-driven banking boom of the early twentieth century.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 02001337, listed November 15, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 101 E. Crawford St., Connellsville |
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| County | Fayette County |
| Listed | November 15, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02001337 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1906 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
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| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The interior was remodeled in the 1930s after the bank failed; the exterior retains most original elements. The first floor is occupied by an insurance agency. |
| Coordinates | 40.01768, -79.58926 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 02001337.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5148350
- This listing as JSON
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