Citizens’ Trust Company (Sycamore Building)(1921)

The Citizens' Trust Company was completed in 1921 and at twelve stories remains as the tallest commercial building in Terre Haute. The grand opening for the $500,000 building took place on November 21, 1921 to large crowds and many festivities. For nearly four decades, the bank building was the tallest between Indianapolis and St. Louis. It was designed by the St. Louis Bank Building & Equipment Corporation and constructed by Hoggson Brothers. The new Citizens’ Trust Company bank featured a dark red brick and limestone exterior with marble hallways, brass teller cages, and second-floor skylights. However, the bank didn’t make it through the Great Depression and reuses have made the building a success ever since the early 1930s. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, the building is known today as the Sycamore Building.

More information: See photos on emporis.com. Read the National Register of Historic Places nomination and see photos.