German-American Bank Building, St. Joseph

Name: German-American Bank Building
Address: St. Joseph, United States

#28 among attractions in St. Joseph

Romanesque architecture

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The German-American Bank Building is a historic bank building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1889, and is a six-story, rectangular brick building designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style with added Beaux-Arts detailing. The bank originally was created to provide service to the large number of German-speaking citizens in the region. In 1918 it was renamed the American National Bank. Later, it became First Federal Savings and Loan. ()

Built: 1889 (135 years ago)Coordinates: 39°45'59"N, 94°51'7"W

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St. Joseph United States

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German-American Bank Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Robidoux Row, Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, Townsend & Wall, Remington Nature Center.

0.6 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Robidoux Row, St. Joseph
17 min walk • Robidoux Row is a historic apartment building located at 219-225 East Poulin Street in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built by St. Joseph founder Joseph Robidoux in north St. Joseph in the late 1840s/early 1850s. It is a 1+1⁄2-story brick structure with an attached single story brick building. Robidoux lived there at one point.
~380 ftE
Architecture, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph
2 min walk • The Missouri Theater is a theater located in St. Joseph, Missouri. Completed in July 1927, the Missouri Theater was built as a cinema in the atmospheric style, using a combination of Art Deco and Moorish detailing.
~420 ftNW
Shopping, Department store
Townsend & Wall, St. Joseph
3 min walk • Townsend & Wall at 602 Francis Street was the principal department store in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri from 1866 to 1983. It is listed as a contributing building to the St. Joseph Commerce and Banking Historic District which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.4 miNW
39°46'44"N • 94°52'26"W
Remington Nature Center, St. Joseph
37 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
~970 ftE
Library
St Joseph Public Library, St. Joseph
5 min walk • St. Joseph Public Library, also known as Free Public Library, Public Museum, Public Library, and Board of Education Building, is a historic library building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. This library has over 9,000 books.
~1160 ftNW
Architecture
Buchanan County Courthouse, St. Joseph
6 min walk • Buchanan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1873, and is a cruciform plan, Renaissance Revival-style brick building. It features pedimented porticos with Corinthian order columns and a glass and tin central dome.
0.4 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House, St. Joseph
12 min walk • The Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House is a historic house located at 720 South 10th Street in St. Joseph, Missouri.
0.4 miW
39°46'3"N • 94°51'34"W
Robidoux Landing Playhouse, St. Joseph
11 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.7 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
Everett School, St. Joseph
17 min walk • Everett School, also known as St. Joseph Christian School, is a historic school building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1909, and is a two-story, "E"-plan, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement.
~1900 ftNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of St. Joseph, St. Joseph
10 min walk • The Cathedral of St. Joseph is a Catholic cathedral in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Along with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri it is the seat of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
~1360 ftSE
Greek Revival architecture
Alois Herbert Double House, St. Joseph
7 min walk • Alois Herbert Double House, also known as the Bohot Folk Art House, is a historic duplex located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1851, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Greek Revival style brick dwelling.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to German-American Bank Building?

Nearby attractions include St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District, St. Joseph (1 min walk), Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph (2 min walk), Central Police Station, St. Joseph (3 min walk), Corby-Forsee Building, St. Joseph (4 min walk).

How to get to German-American Bank Building by public transport?

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Downtown Transit Center (5 min walk)