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Fargo - The Bank of Fargo Block
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| Title | Fargo - The Bank of Fargo Block |
| Date of Original | 1886 |
| Description | Engraving of three story Gothic style brick commercial building with two Oriel windows on the side. Signs painted on side of building state "Bank of Fargo. Chas Sweatt & Co. Law Offices of Miller & Green". Building was located on the northwest corner of Broadway and N. P. Avenue. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Banks
Commercial facilities
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| Subject (LCSH) | Building, Brick
Architecture, Gothic
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| Subject (AAT) | Oriel windows
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| Organization Name | Bank of Fargo Block (Fargo, N.D.)
Charles Sweatt & Co. (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Address | Fargo (N.D.) - Broadway
Fargo (N.D.) - Broadway - 50-75 block
Fargo (N.D.) - N.P. Avenue
Fargo (N.D.) - N.P. Avenue - 600 block
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | 2065.3.1 |
| Negative Number | 4x5P-54 |
| Format of Original | Lithographs
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| Dimensions of Original | 11 x 13 cm. |
| Transcription | "THE BANK OF FARGO. The Bank of Fargo, owned by Charles Sweatt, H. F. Miller and C. C. Schuyler, under the firm name of Charles Sweatt & Co., commenced business March 1, 1879. The members of the firm reached Fargo on the fifth day of February, 1879, and on the sixth purchased the old Bank of Fargo owned by Hammell & Harwood. They immediately erected a small wooden building which they commenced business in and occupied until Oct. 1, 1884, when their present magnificent bank building was occupied. Their building, of which an illustration is given on this page, is 51 x 80 feet, three stories and basement, built of St. Louis red brick, and trimmed with Ohio sandstone, with gas, water, sewerage, etc. Its vaults extend from the basement to the third story. That for the bank is supplied with Sargeant & Greenleaf's time lock and is fitted with every convenience, including Diebold & Co.'s burglar-proof safe. The south half of the lower story of the building is used for banking purposes, and it is doubtful if a better arranged or better finished banking room can be found at any point in the Northwest. The floor is laid with tiling. The counters, about sixty feet in length, are of cherry, with railings of cherry and plate glass. The walls are wainscotted with cherry and in square panels to a height of about five feet. The directors' room is equally well finished and furnished to correspond with the finish. The building, costing $47, 000, is owned by the bank, which has always done a conservative and successful business. It's depositors number between three and four hundred, and its deposits amount to $175, 000. Its business is constantly increasing, the increase being about thirty-three and one-third per cent during 1885. The south half of the second story of the building is occupied by Messrs. Miller& Greene, lawyers. Mr. Miller is one of the owners of the bank. Mr. Sweatt is also a silent partner of the law firm of Miller & Greene. They occupy a suite six rooms, the main rooms being connected by folding doors. The cashier's counter is of the same style as that in use in the bank and the vault is the same. The business of the firm is probably as large, if not the largest, law practice in the Territory. It is conducted by the members of the firm and seven assistants, including two stenographers, is thoroughly systematized, and ably managed in all its branches."- text from associated article published in the Northwest Magazine, March 1886, p. 9. |
| Notes | Title printed under engraving.
Engraver unknown.
Image published in The Northwest Magazine, March 1886, p. 9. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Fargo Public Library Photograph Collection 2065
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/979 |
| Credit Line | Fargo Public Library Photograph Collection, NDIRS-NDSU (2065.3.1) |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | fpl00002 |
| Original Source | Photograph |
| Digital Alterations | Thumbnail version cropped |
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