The building was constructed in 1950 for Valley National Bank of Arizona, the state's most prominent financial institution in the 20th century. It is located on a corner lot facing a major intersection in downtown Casa Grande, centrally located within the original town site.
Valley National was one of the first banks in the state to open branches in its smaller communities. In 1934, the bank opened its first branch in town; this location was in use until 1991.
The location of the building, at the intersection of Second Street and Florence, is also important to its history. In the 1940s, Casa Grande began to experience prosperity, further accelerating new, automobile-centric development not along Main Street and the railroad. The northern area of town developed such that by 1952, Second Street, not Main Street, represented the main highway through Casa Grande.[2]
Architectureedit
The building is constructed of a steel frame with brick sheathing and is about 5,000 square feet (460 m2) in size. The building has a T-shaped layout, with an entry canopy that makes the building more rectangular in shape. The exterior also features accents of concrete and cast stone.
Important features include the exterior canopy, windows and doors. The canopy is concrete with a brick support column, while the windows are large plate glass with aluminum frames, placed in several groupings.
The building is highly horizontal; the canopy's inclusion as a soffit across the facade and the banks of windows help emphasize this design.
In September 1960, the interior received a remodeling, with a replacement of the windows and doors with new, similar ones. A cast stone motif featuring a thunderbird was added to the canopies.
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January 01, 1970
valley, national, bank, casa, grande, arizona, valley, national, bank, branch, casa, grande, arizona, commercial, building, that, city, downtown, built, 1950, listed, national, register, historic, places, 2002, valley, national, banku, national, register, hist. The Valley National Bank branch in Casa Grande Arizona is a commercial building in that city s downtown It was built in 1950 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 Valley National BankU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of ArizonaShow map of the United StatesLocation221 N Florence St Casa Grande ArizonaCoordinates32 52 14 N 111 45 12 W 32 87056 N 111 75333 W 32 87056 111 75333Arealess than one acreBuilt1950 1950 Architectural styleEarly CommercialMPSCasa Grande Arizona MPSNRHP reference No 02000733 1 Added to NRHPNovember 20 2002 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe building was constructed in 1950 for Valley National Bank of Arizona the state s most prominent financial institution in the 20th century It is located on a corner lot facing a major intersection in downtown Casa Grande centrally located within the original town site Valley National was one of the first banks in the state to open branches in its smaller communities In 1934 the bank opened its first branch in town this location was in use until 1991 The location of the building at the intersection of Second Street and Florence is also important to its history In the 1940s Casa Grande began to experience prosperity further accelerating new automobile centric development not along Main Street and the railroad The northern area of town developed such that by 1952 Second Street not Main Street represented the main highway through Casa Grande 2 Architecture editThe building is constructed of a steel frame with brick sheathing and is about 5 000 square feet 460 m2 in size The building has a T shaped layout with an entry canopy that makes the building more rectangular in shape The exterior also features accents of concrete and cast stone Important features include the exterior canopy windows and doors The canopy is concrete with a brick support column while the windows are large plate glass with aluminum frames placed in several groupings The building is highly horizontal the canopy s inclusion as a soffit across the facade and the banks of windows help emphasize this design In September 1960 the interior received a remodeling with a replacement of the windows and doors with new similar ones A cast stone motif featuring a thunderbird was added to the canopies See also editList of historic properties in Casa Grande ArizonaReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Original NRHP nomination from 2002 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valley National Bank building Casa Grande Arizona Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valley National Bank Casa Grande Arizona amp oldid 1015137186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
