(Former) Swedish American State Bank Building

Landmark Context

(Former) Swedish American State Bank Building is fixed in the city's landmark record at 5400 N Clark St. City records connect the site to a construction date of 1913 and credits Ottenheimer, Stern & Reichert. It was designated on July 9, 2008. (Former) Swedish American State Bank Building keeps bank architecture, neighborhood finance, and commercial corridor change grounded in a real building even when the public record is brief.

(Former) Swedish American State Bank Building is best approached by paying attention to corner siting, main banking-floor windows, and ornamental emphasis, how the building handles the sidewalk and intersection, and signs of later retail conversion or subdivision. Those observations help show how neighborhood banking remained visible even after the original institution was gone.

Research Starting Points

(Former) Swedish American State Bank Building can be carried further through bank histories and business directories, permit files and assessor records, and newspaper coverage of openings, failures, and later reuse. Those materials are usually what turn site observation into a more convincing historical record.

(Former) Swedish American State Bank Building can keep observation, source work, and interpretation attached to one building.