Bank of Tryon Building

Bank of Tryon Building

Bank of Tryon Building, September 2012
Location 16 N. Trade St., Tryon, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°12′33″N 82°14′22″W / 35.20917°N 82.23944°W / 35.20917; -82.23944Coordinates: 35°12′33″N 82°14′22″W / 35.20917°N 82.23944°W / 35.20917; -82.23944
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1907 (1907)-1908
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 07001408[1]
Added to NRHP January 17, 2008

Bank of Tryon Building, also known as the Tryon Daily Bulletin Building and Hester Building, is a historic bank building located at Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1907-1908, and is a two-story, two bay, Romanesque Revival style brick and stone building. It features granite quoins, second-story Palladian-type windows, and a projecting parapet. Since 1935, the building has been home to the Tryon Daily Bulletin, the world’s smallest daily newspaper.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Clay Griffith (August 2007). "Bank of Tryon Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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