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Bank of Oberlin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	187 S. Penn, Oberlin, Kansas
Coordinates	39°49′8.9″N 100°31′45.6″W / 39.819139°N 100.529333°W / 39.819139; -100.529333
Built	1886
Built by	White, Mr.
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	94001418
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1994

The Bank of Oberlin, located at 187 S. Penn in Oberlin, Kansas, United States, was a bank whose building was constructed in 1886. The building, also known as the Decatur County Courthouse and as First National Bank of Oberlin, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1994.

It is a 28-by-60-foot (8.5 m × 18.3 m) two-story red brick building. The brick walls include corbelling and a herringbone panel beneath each window and are "beautiful", in contrast to the walls of many historic buildings in Oberlin that have been covered with stucco or siding.

The Bank of Oberlin occupied the building until 1894, when it closed due to the Panic of 1893. Decatur County acquired the building as part of a settlement following the bank's failure, and it used the building as its first permanent courthouse until 1927.

It was deemed significant "for its historical association with the growth and development of Oberlin" and "for its architectural significance as an Italianate commercial building."

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Martha Hagedorn-Krass and Michele Risdal (October 11, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First National Bank of Oberlin / Decatur County Courthouse - 039-4100-0013". National Park Service. and accompanying 14 photos, historic and from 1993

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