The National Bank of Coatesville Building, also known as the Industrial Valley Bank Building, is an historic, American

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 that is located in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to 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 1977.

History and architectural features

Built between 1906 and 1908, this historic building is a four-story, steel-frame structure that was faced in buff-colored brick and Indiana Limestone, Designed in an eclectic, Late Victorian style, it measures 70 feet by 140 feet, was trimmed in

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and Indiana limestone, and features a

clock tower Clock towers are a specific type of structure which house a turret clock and have one or more clock faces on the upper exterior walls. Many clock towers are freestanding structures but they can also adjoin or be located on top of another buildi ...

with rounded dome framing. In addition to the bank, the building once housed the

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

. ''Note:'' This includes The building has been converted to

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s. It was added to the

in 1977.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Commercial buildings completed in 1908 Buildings and structures in Chester County, Pennsylvania Coatesville, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania 1908 establishments in Pennsylvania