Branch Banking Company Building (Wilson, North Carolina)

The Branch Banking Company Building is a historic bank building located in Wilson, North Carolina. It was built by the Branch Banking and Trust Company in 1903, and is a two-story, rectangular, blond brick building in the Classical Revival / Renaissance Revival style. A three bay extension was built in 1934. It features reddish sandstone detailing such as the window surrounds, pediment, columns and capitals; and an overhanging pressed metal cornice.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is located in the Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District.

Branch Banking Company Building
(December 2014)
Branch Banking Company Building (Wilson, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Branch Banking Company Building (Wilson, North Carolina)
Location124 Nash St. NE
Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates35°43′29″N 77°54′36″W
Built1903 (1903)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.78001986[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1978

The building is now the headquarters of the Arts Council of Wilson.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Shoemaker, Mary and Craft, Vicki (n.d.). "Branch Banking and Trust Company Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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