October 1893
The Terra Alta Bank opens its permanent brick building
The permanent Terra Alta Bank building opened in October 1893 after construction began the previous year. The three-story Italianate commercial building at East Washington and Latrobe streets was constructed by Gakes Brothers and Sharp and became one of downtown Terra Alta's largest structures.
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National Register of Historic Places nomination, Terra Alta Bank (1997), section 8, p. 2; Charles A. Thomas, Preston County (1998), p. 57
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