Parcel Post Bank (Uintah County Historic Preservation Commission)
Posted by: brwhiz
N 40° 27.334 W 109° 31.724
12T E 624750 N 4479362
They called it "The Parcel Post Bank" because the bricks were shipped individually from Salt Lake City via Parcel Post.
Waymark Code: WMDJYF
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2012
Views: 16
Uintah Valley
Landmark Register
The Bank of Vernal was built with bricks
shipped from Salt Lake City to Vernal in
1916. Bank officials wanted hard-fired
bricks for their enduring building.
Because Vernal was in Salt Lake City's
second postal zone, mailed bricks cost
half the amount of freighted bricks. Due to the
flood of bricks mailed, postal regulations
were changed across the country, and
the Bank of Vernal became known as the
"Parcel Post Bank." The Bank of Vernal is
also on the Utah Register of Historic
Places.
Uintah County
Historic Preservation Commission
Placed on Register March 23, 1989