Farmers & Merchants Bank - Douglasville Commercial Historic District - Douglasville, GA
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 33° 45.100 W 084° 44.837
16S E 708657 N 3736901
2nd bank building in Douglasville
Waymark Code: WMY9GW
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2018
Views: 0
County of building: Douglas County
Location of building: Campbellton St. & Broad St., SE corner, Douglasville
Built: 1912
Original Occupant: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Current Occupant: Whitaker Roofing Company
"The district also contains other examples of important
historic commercial buildings including the...c. 1912
Farmers & Merchants Bank, (photograph 3)...which illustrate architectural
adaptations of popular period styles and all of which are
characteristic of historic central business districts in small Georgia
railroad towns.
"In 1911, the Farmers and Merchants Bank was built on East Broad
Street at the northeast corner of Campbellton Street by Dick and Dan
Butler. In 1915, Dan Butler also built the Hutcheson building on East
Broad Street. W. C. Abercrombie was president of the new bank; R. M.
Johnson was vice president, and R. E. Edwards was cashier. This bank
failed in 1927 and was taken over by the Georgia State Bank. It
presently serves as the home of the Douglasville Printing Company." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Douglasville’s second bank, the Farmers and Merchants Bank, opened
its doors May 1, 1907, two years after Douglasville’s first bank, the
Douglasville Banking Co. opened. The Farmers and Merchants Bank
was part of a large banking chain known as the Whilham system and
was located on the corner of Broad and Campbellton Streets with assets
totaling $25,000. The banks’
significant architectural style is
an example of the quality of
buildings being constructed in
Douglasville at that time. The
round window above the door
and the fan shaped windows
were handmade German glass." ~ Walking Tour of Douglasville