West Town State Bank Building

Landmark Context

West Town State Bank Building is held in public view at 2400 W Madison St by the city's landmark record. The designation record holds onto a construction date of 1929-30 and credits Mundie & Jensen. It was designated on October 1, 2003. West Town State Bank Building gives researchers a way to connect bank architecture, neighborhood finance, and commercial corridor change to one actual site.

West Town State Bank Building gains definition in the field when attention concentrates on 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. This is where the landmark shifts from designation to evidence about how neighborhood banking remained visible even after the original institution was gone.

Research Starting Points

West Town State Bank Building is easiest to push beyond designation through bank histories and business directories, permit files and assessor records, and newspaper coverage of openings, failures, and later reuse. That source trail is often the best way to move from designation summary to a fuller building history.

West Town State Bank Building still needs deeper source work, but the landmark record already keeps that work tied to one place.