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Farmer's Bank, also known as the McCormick Messenger Building, is a historic
bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts 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 markets. Because ...
building located at
McCormick McCormick may refer to: Business * McCormick & Company, an American food company specializing in spices and flavorings * McCormick & Schmick's, an American restaurant chain specializing in seafood * McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, a manufact ...
in McCormick County, South Carolina. It was built about 1911, and is a two-story frame and brick building with
Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
design elements. The first floor storefront is encompassed by a large rounded arch with radiating
voussoir A voussoir () is a wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, which is used in building an arch or vault. Although each unit in an arch or vault is a voussoir, two units are of distinct functional importance: the keystone and the springer. The ...
s and quoins. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1985.


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Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina Commercial buildings completed in 1911 Buildings and structures in McCormick County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in McCormick County, South Carolina 1911 establishments in South Carolina {{McCormickCountySC-NRHP-stub