First National Bank is a historic structure located in downtown

Clinton, Iowa Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It borders the Mississippi River. The population was 24,469 as of 2020 United States census, 2020. Clinton, along with DeWitt, Iowa, DeWitt (also located in Clinto ...

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. Clinton architect A.H. Morrell designed the building in the

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style. It was built by Daniel Haring from 1911 to 1912. The two-story structure features a

pediment Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the cornice (an elaborated lintel), or entablature if supported by columns.Summerson, 130 In an ...

and fluted columns flanking the main entrance. The exterior is composed of dressed stone and is wide. It was listed on the

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in 1985.

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Commercial buildings completed in 1912 Neoclassical architecture in Iowa Buildings and structures in Clinton, Iowa Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Clinton County, Iowa 1912 establishments in Iowa {{Iowa-struct-stub