Central National Bank Building (Peoria, Illinois)

The Central National Bank Building, also known as the Central Building, is a ten-story building located at 103 Southwest Adams Street in downtown Peoria, Illinois, United States. It was designed by the architectural firm of Daniel Burnham in 1913-1914; Burnham himself had died two years before its completion, and at the time his office was the largest architecture firm in the world. The building has a Renaissance Revival design, a popular style at the time. The design features pilasters dividing the windows on the first two floors, spandrels above the first-floor windows, and terra cotta cornice lines above the second and third floors.[1]

Central National Bank Building
The Central Building as a South Side Bank branch, 2006
Central National Bank Building (Peoria, Illinois) is located in Peoria County, Illinois
Central National Bank Building (Peoria, Illinois)
Location103 SW Adams St., Peoria, Illinois
Coordinates40°41′30″N 89°35′24″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1913-1914
ArchitectG.R. Graham, P. Anderson, Edward Probst (D.H. Burnham Company)[1]
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.78003450[2]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 1978

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1978.[2]

Notes
  1. "Central National Bank Building," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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