Waterville State Bank
Building #2: Waterville State Bank
Carpenter and Maltbie Block
Address: 107 West Locust Street
Classification: Contributing
Date of Construction: 1902-03
Description: This two story brick structure, which measures 50 feet by 107 feet, features two street level storefronts on Locust and an upper story with segmental arched fenestration. The storefront bays retain the original iron lintels, which span the bays, and iron columns which support it. The bays are framed by brick piers which rise through the second story. A course of recessed brick panels separates the two stories and forms a sill course for the second floor windows. The windows retain the original double-hung wood sash. A corbelled brick cornice and parapet crown the structure. Side and rear elevations are planar brick walls punctuated by segmental arched windows and doors; most of the windows retain the original wood sash. The building shares a party wall with the brick structure on the east.
History: Nearly a decade after the major brick block on the northeast corner of Chelan and Locust was completed, construction of this structure began on the southwest corner. The building represented the first brick construction in almost a decade and, together with adjacent brick blocks constructed simultaneously on the east, helped identify the intersection as a major commercial hub.
Construction evolved in several stages. Initially, C.A. Carpenter and A.L. Maltbie constructed a one story brick building on the eastern lot to house their hardware and implement business. Within a year, they had torn down an adjacent frame structure on the corner and constructed a two story building. At the same time, they added a second story to the original brick building and integrated the two into a single structure. Construction of the building was supervised by C.W. Moon (contractor for the Waterville Hotel) with a crew of brick layers and masons from Wenatchee.
By 1905, the Waterville bank had moved into the ground floor of the corner structure and remained at the location for several decades. Founded in the early 20th century, the bank was capitalized at $30,000 in 1907. C.T. Hansen served as bank president at that time. The second floor of the corner lot was used as a carriage shop and, by 1909 as a theater and dance hall. By World War I, the post office occupied the rear storefront on Chelan Avenue.
From the NRHP Registration Form