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First National Bank Of Mason City
The First National Bank of Mason City, also known as Norwest Bank Building and City Center of Mason City, is a historic building located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen, and it was the only Mason City commission for this firm. with Completed in 1911, it was constructed by C.E. Atkinson of Webster City, Iowa who had built several other H.F. Liebbe designs. The 6½-story building follows the Early Commercial style. It features modestly decorated main floor and attic level with five floors of rather plain brick construction in between. The bank occupied most of the first floor and some of the office space above, while the other office space was taken up by professional offices. By the 1960s the bank occupied the whole building. John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, John Hamilton and Tommy Carroll robbed the bank on March 13,1934 and stole about $50,000. Dillinger was wounded in an exchange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason City Downtown Historic District
The Mason City Downtown Historic District is a nationally recognized Historic districts in the United States, historic district located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. At the time of its nomination it contained 93 resources, which included 63 National Register of Historic Places property types#Building, contributing buildings, one National Register of Historic Places property types#Site, contributing site, four National Register of Historic Places property types#Object, objects, 22 non-contributing buildings, and three non-contributing objects. with Platted in 1855, Mason City is a commercial and industrial center for north central Iowa. It was also a railroad center, but the tracks bypassed the central business district in order to serve the industries located on the north side of town and the wholesale enterprises on the south side. Central Park, a public square, was part of the city's original plat and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |