402 S. Main St., Contributing 1923 Chicago Style Three-Part Vertical Block
This eight-story reinforced concrete building has the characteristic three-part arrangement of its commercial property type, with alternating terra cotta and brick facing defining each zone. Located on a comer lot, it has two primary facades. The north elevation (W. 4th Street) is five bays wide and the east elevation (S. Main Street) is three bays wide. Engaged wall columns define the bays. Each bay contains two pairs of single one-over-one light windows. The primary entrance is in the center bay of the east elevation, distinguished by a recessed bay framed by terra cotta and a bracketed entablature. The remaining first-story bays contain non-historic display window systems set within the original openings. Additional character-defining features include the decorative terra cotta cladding on the first, second, and eighth stories; the wide overhanging pressed copper bracketed cornice; and the terra cotta window lintels and sills. Despite the replacement of the original upper-story window sashes and first-story storefront systems, these alterations do not compromise the overall integrity of the building and it continues to clearly communicate its historic construction period and its historic associations.
Liberty Building. Named for war bond rallies held at this location during WWI, it contains 147 rooms. The building became the National Bank Building in 1924. The building replaced three earlier one and two-story commercial buildings.
The building is in excellent condition and now is a bank and office building.