Berwyn State Bank Building
Building in Berwyn, Illinois
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The Berwyn State Bank Building is an Art Deco office building at 6804 Windsor Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois. It was designed by Charles O. Liska and was built at a cost of $400,000 in 1929.[1][2] It is a Berwyn Historic Landmark.[3]
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General information | |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | 6804 Windsor Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°49′58.6″N 87°47′35.1″W |
Completed | 1929 |
| Opened | June 7, 1930 |
| Height | |
| Height | 61 feet (19 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Floor area | 41,780 sq ft (3,881 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Charles Osborne Liska |
History
The Berwyn State Bank, which was founded in 1909, opened the building on June 7, 1930.[2] It occupied the building’s second floor.[1] For many years, Schoen–McAllister, a dry goods store, was located on the ground floor.[4][5][6] Much of the fifth floor was leased to physicians.[4]
The Berwyn State Bank purchased the property where the building stands on November 25, 1914.[2] Title to the building was transferred to the Berwyn State Company on May 27, 1930, and the Oak Park Federal Savings Bank on June 1, 1930.[2] The Berwyn State Bank failed on June 27, 1931.[7] The building was sold to Blackstone Realty in 1947 for $275,000, and the Commercial National Bank was formed and began operating in the building.[8][9] In the 1960s Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's West Suburban district office was located in the building.[10] In 1970, it was sold to MacNeal Memorial Hospital.[2][3] In 2003, MacNeal sold the building to HSA Commercial Real Estate.[2][3] The building was recognized as a Berwyn Historic Landmark, along with the Berwyn National Bank Building, in 2008.[3]
