Bank of Tryon Building

Bank of Tryon Building, also known as the Tryon Daily Bulletin Building and Hester Building, is a historic bank building located at Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1907–1908, and is a two-story, two-bay, Romanesque Revival style brick-and-stone building. It features granite quoins, second-story Palladian-type windows, and a projecting parapet. Since 1935, the building has been home to the Tryon Daily Bulletin, the world's smallest daily newspaper.[2]

Bank of Tryon Building
Bank of Tryon Building, September 2012
Bank of Tryon Building is located in North Carolina
Bank of Tryon Building
Bank of Tryon Building is located in the United States
Bank of Tryon Building
Location16 N. Trade St., Tryon, North Carolina
Coordinates35°12′33″N 82°14′22″W / 35.20917°N 82.23944°W / 35.20917; -82.23944
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1907 (1907)-1908
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.07001408[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 2008

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Clay Griffith (August 2007). "Bank of Tryon Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.