Burr Oak Savings Bank – Burr Oak, IA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Burr Oak Savings Bank has seen a lot of action over its lifetime. The small one story brick building was built in 1910. In 1931 an addition was built on the rear of the building. It is said that the bank was robbed by two bandits in April of that same year, the first bank in the county to have a robbery. The bank employees were tied and locked in the vault, and $1000 was stolen from the bank. When the bank was closed, the building was used as the Burr Oak Post Office and barbershop. It was purchased in 2004 to be used as the visitor center for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum located across the street.

Street address: 3608 236th Ave. Burr Oak, IA USA 52101 County / Borough / Parish: Winneshiek Year listed: 2001 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Commerce, Architecture, Event Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Commerce/Trade Current function: Museum Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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