The Farmer's and Merchant's Bank Building, also known as the Garber Bank, is a historic building in
Red Cloud, Nebraska. It was built in 1888-1889 by Seward Garber and John W. Moon.
[ With ] The bank's founding president was Silas Garber. Author
Willa Cather took inspiration from the Garber family to write about Captain and Mrs Forrester in her 1923 novel, ''
A Lost Lady
''A Lost Lady'' is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad. Throughout the st ...
''.
She also used the building as inspiration in her 1935 novel, ''
Lucy Gayheart
''Lucy Gayheart'' is Willa Cather's eleventh novel. It was published in 1935. The novel revolves round the eponymous character, Lucy Gayheart, a young girl from the fictional town of Haverford, Nebraska, located near the Platte River.
History
So ...
''.
It was designed in the
Renaissance Revival architectural style.
It has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places since March 5, 1981.
References
External links
Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
National Register of Historic Places in Webster County, Nebraska
Renaissance Revival architecture in Nebraska
Commercial buildings completed in 1883
{{Nebraska-NRHP-stub