The Rockland Trust Company building is a historic bank building and a branch of the
Rockland Trust Company at 288 Union Street in
Rockland, Massachusetts
Rockland is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,803 at the 2020 census. As of December 31, 2009, there were 11,809 registered voters in the community.
History
Rockland was a part of territory given to ...
. The bank was founded in 1907, and was originally in offices across the street before commission this building in 1917. It is a two-story brick building designed by Boston architect
Thomas M. James, a well-known specialist in bank design. A single-story addition was added in 1923, which was raised to two stories in 1947. A three-story addition was added in 1947. The original building and additions are all built of red brick laid in Flemish bond. The main entry is recessed behind a pair of massive columns, which are flanked on the facade by a pair of pilasters, which support an entablature that is topped by a brick parapet and granite balustrade.
The bank's corporate headquarters were housed here until 2008.
The building 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 ...
in 1989.
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Images
Image:1917 - New Rockland Trust Bank Bldg 288 Union St.jpg, 1917: Rockland Trust Company's "new" building, as it appeared after its opening. (Photo from the ''Brockton Times''.)
Image:1924 - after renovations - Rockland Trust Company Building after 288 Union St 300dpi 5.jpg, 1924: After 1st set of renovations, including a large addition in the back.
See also
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References
{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Rockland, Massachusetts