American State Bank
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- Chicago, IL
The American State Bank in Berwyn, Illinois, was built in 1925 to serve the Czech immigrant community that had turned the town into a city of 47,000 by 1930. Founded by Frank Topinka, it briefly operated as the Twenty-Second Street Bank before taking the American State Bank name, and later did business as the First American National Bank and the Berwyn National Bank.
the style
The bank was built in the Neoclassical style, giving Berwyn's Czech building-and-loan economy a facade of establishment solidity.
More on Neoclassicalsignificance
The bank was placed in receivership in 1932. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Berwyn Health Center
- Arthur J. Dunham House
- F. F. Tomek House
- Mr. Robert Silhan House
- George W. Smith House
- Pleasant Home