Citizens National Bank is a historic

bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital m ...

building located at Springville,

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. It was built in 1939, and is a two-story, five-bay, square brick building with Moderne style design elements. The interior features a mural titled "Credit Man's Confidence in Man" and painted by noted artist

Louis Grell Louis Frederick Grell (November 30, 1887 – November 21, 1960) was an American figure composition and portrait artist based in the Tree Studio resident artist colony in Chicago, Illinois. He received his formal training in Europe from 1900 thr ...

. The building housed a bank until 1968 when it was sold to the Village of Springville. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying five photographs''
/ref> The building was listed on the

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in 1996. There is also a fallout shelter inside with five inch concrete walls and capabilities to hold up to 400 people for 6 months

References

Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Commercial buildings completed in 1939 Buildings and structures in Erie County, New York Moderne architecture in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, New York {{ErieCountyNY-NRHP-stub