Chicago City Bank and Trust Co. Building (later Park National Bank)

CTL-E-1008 · Institution · other · unspecified

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Completed 1930; architect Abraham Epstein; four-story Art Deco; cornerstone reads 1929; institution moved in February 24, 1930. Designated Chicago local landmark.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PLACE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PLACE-001:PLACE-100; source research type(s): None. Description completed 2026-10-03 from the source research record (claims) during the KG completion pass. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

https://watch.reviery.de/proxy/www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/zlup/Historic_Preservation/Publications/Neighborhood_Banks_8%20banks.pdf
https://dnrhistoric.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dnrhistoric/documents/Mid-City%20Bank%20National%20Register%20Nomination%20Form.pdf

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