Navajo County Bank -- Winslow Commercial Historic District - Winslow AZ
N 35° 01.398 W 110° 41.890
12S E 527534 N 3875668
The 1904 Navajo County Back Building is a "signature" contributing building to the Winslow Commercial Historic District in downtown Winslow AZ
Waymark Code: WMMEHC
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2014
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The Winslow Commercial Historic District is roughly bounded by 3rd, Williamson Ave., 1st, and Warren Ave. in Winslow AZ. It contains many buildings along US Route 66 which ran through town until Route 66 was disestablished in the 1980s.
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"SUMMARY
The Winslow Commercial Historic District is comprised of an intact grouping of one- and two-story commercial structures in the historic central business district of Winslow, Arizona, dating from 1883-1935. The buildings form facade lines along the street rights-of-way which reinforce the commercial character of the District.
Most properties retain their significant character-defining elements and are in fair condition, although most storefronts and some entire facades have been altered. Many alterations are reversible. The buildings of the district form coherent streetscapes which evoke a feeling of time and place.
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A few buildings are worthy of special note. . . . The Navajo County Bank Building (9-7), built in 1904, has a regionally characteristic Indian motif in the parapet brickwork.
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The Navajo County Bank (9-7)opened the first bank in Winslow in June, 1900. It was a branch of the regional bank which later became known as the Navajo Apache Bank and Trust Company. In 1916, the Navajo Apache Bank and Trust was reorganized and its branch in Winslow was named the Arizona State Bank of Winslow. By 1917, it had enlarged its building for additional storeroom space and was a well-established banking institution"