State Bank of Kooskia

United States historic place


State Bank of Kooskia
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


46°8′24″N 115°58′40″W / 46.14000°N 115.97778°W / 46.14000; -115.97778
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
Built by	Trenary, George
Architect	Loring, Ralph
NRHP reference No.	78001067^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 22, 1978

The State Bank of Kooskia in Kooskia, Idaho was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

It is a one-story 50 by 25 feet (15.2 m × 7.6 m) brick building with a later one-story brick addition at the rear which makes the building L-shaped. It has brick pilasters and terra cotta band molding. It has a brick parapet with stone capstones.^[2]

Its NRHP nomination asserts:

The State Bank of Kooskia is architecturally significant as a good example of a rural community's bank building. Its compact and concise design has charm and its brickwork exhibits good craftsmanship. It is also significant as a local landmark, being Kooskia's oldest brick building and one of the few substantial structures of its period remaining in the town.^[2]

It was designed by Lewiston architect Ralph Loring, who also designed other banks in nearby small towns. It was built by Kooskia contractor George Trenary.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Don Hibbard (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: State Bank of Kooskia". National Park Service. Retrieved July 30, 2017. With photo from 1975.