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High-rise office building in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
The
Barnes and Thornburg Building
is a
high rise
in
Indianapolis, Indiana
originally known as the
Merchants National Bank Building
. In 1905, the
Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
engaged the architectural firm of
D. H. Burnham & Company
of
Chicago
to design a new bank headquarters on the southeastern corner of the
Washington
and
Meridian
streets, the most important intersection in Indianapolis. Initial occupancy of the lower floors took place in 1908,
[2]
while the upper floors were not completed until 1912.
[3]
History
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Daniel Burnham
was one of the architects associated with the
Chicago School
. He designed the Merchants Bank Building using
Louis Sullivan
's formula of base, shaft, and capital. The base, consisting of the first floor and mezzanine, is of
Indiana limestone
. The shaft is of red brick, while the attic floor capital has profuse Classical moldings of
terra cotta
.
[3]
The 17 floors are used primarily for office space. The building and its annex at 7 E. Washington Street were added to
National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
[1]
It is located in the
Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District
. Its current owner and primary occupant is the law firm of
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
.
For nearly 70 years, Merchants National Bank and later
Merchants National Corporation
had used the building as its headquarters from 1908 until the completion of
Merchants Plaza
in June 1977.
[4]
Most of the first floor was, until 2011, most recently occupied by a
Borders Book Store
.
[5]
It is now occupied by
First Financial Bank
.
See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
"National Register Information System"
.
National Register of Historic Places
.
National Park Service
. July 9, 2010.
- ^
"New Home Superb: Bankers Receive Visitors: Public Is Shown Through Elegant New Building of Merchants' National"
.
Indianapolis Star
. April 26, 1908. p. 12 – via
Newspapers.com
.
For the first time yesterday afternoon the public was allowed to view the completed interior of the new Merchants' National Bank home on South Meridian street.
- ^
a
b
"Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)"
(Searchable database)
. Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology
. Retrieved
2016-08-01
.
Note:
This includes
Roberson, Samuel A.; Roberson and, Sheryl D. & Williamson, Jr., J. Reid (March 1980).
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Merchants National Bank and Annex"
(PDF)
. Retrieved
2016-08-01
.
and Accompanying photographs
- ^
"New Quarters Delight Staff Of Merchants Bank"
.
Indianapolis News
. June 7, 1977. p. 36 – via
Newspapers.com
.
Merchants Bank & Trust Co. is in business today at its new home. Bank officers are functioning and tellers are at windows in the main lobby of the bank's new headquarters at One Merchant's Plaza in the heart of the downtown area. The move from its former location at Meridian and Washington was over the weekend, according to John Walls, vice-president, two-thirds of the bank staff moved over the weekend and the remaining, one-third will move next weekend, he reported.
- ^
"Indianapolis - Downtown"
.
Borders Group
. Archived from
the original
on 2008-06-18
. Retrieved
2008-07-26
.
External links
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]
Media related to
Barnes and Thornburg Building
at Wikimedia Commons
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