Ontario State Bank Block

Ontario State Bank Block

Photograph of the Ontario State Bank Block, a two-story, brick commercial building with an ornate roofline

The Ontario State Bank Block in 1977
Location 300 S. Euclid Avenue
Ontario, California
Coordinates 34°3′42″N 117°39′2″W / 34.06167°N 117.65056°W / 34.06167; -117.65056Coordinates: 34°3′42″N 117°39′2″W / 34.06167°N 117.65056°W / 34.06167; -117.65056
Area less than one acre
Built 1887 (1887)
Architectural style Eastlake, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 82002242[1]
Added to NRHP January 8, 1982

The Ontario State Bank Block was a historic commercial building located at 300 South Euclid Avenue in Ontario, California. The building, completed in 1887, was composed of three sections, two of which are still standing, and has a design which incorporates elements of the Eastlake and Queen Anne styles. The design includes a corner turret, several gables along the roof line, and a variety of different window styles; it originally had three prominent oriel windows in the gable peaks above the bank's original section, and still has a set in the second section of the block. Decorative features included corbelled brickwork and carved wooden pilasters and brackets. The Ontario State Bank, which opened with the building, was the first bank in Ontario and an important early business center for the city. The building also housed several other shops, including E.H. Richardson's Pacific Electric Heating Company, which invented the Hotpoint electric iron and brought national attention to Ontario.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 1982.[1] It was later demolished.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Alexander, Vickie (February 12, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The Ontario State Bank Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 23, 2015. Accompanied by photos.
  3. ↑ "Registers". City of Ontario. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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