Farmers and Merchants Union Bank (Columbus, Wisconsin)
- Farmers and Merchants Union Bank (Columbus, Wisconsin)
Infobox_nrhp | name =Farmers and Merchants Union Bank
nrhp_type =nhl
caption = Bank in 2008 as prepared for Public Enemies movie
location= 159 W. James St., Columbus, Wisconsin
lat_degrees = 43
lat_minutes = 20
lat_seconds = 18.7
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 89
long_minutes = 0
long_seconds = 23.3
long_direction = W
locmapin = Wisconsin
area =
built =1919
architect= Louis Sullivan
architecture= Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
designated= January 7, 1976[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1194&ResourceType=Building]
title=Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank|accessdate=2008-01-02|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 18, 1972[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = Private
refnum=72000044
The Farmers and Merchants Union Bank in Columbus, Wisconsin, also known as Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank, is the last of eight "jewel box" banks designed by Louis Sullivan, and the next to last of those being constructed. [ [http://www.fmub.com/history.htm History ] ] [ [http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/wisconsin/columbus/sullivan/sullivan.html Images of Farmers and Merchants Union Bank by Louis Sullivan ] ]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/72000044.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank] |243 KB|date=July, 1975 |author=Carolyn Pitts |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/72000044.pdf "Accompanying 3 photos, exterior and interior, from 1972 and undated."] |1.04 MB] ]It is located at the northwest corner of James Street and Broadway in Columbus.
Movie set
The building is being used as the location of a bank robbery in the upcoming Johnny Depp film Public Enemies, which was filmed in March 2008.
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