NRHP Reference # 75000642 Phone +1 217-356-1010 | Area 400 m² Added to NRHP 19 August 1975 | |
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Location 102 E. University Ave., Champaign, Illinois Address 102 E University Ave, Champaign, IL 61820, USA Similar Inman Hotel, United States Post Office, New Orpheum Theatre, Champaign City Building, Staerkel Planetarium | ||
New cattle bank for farmers
The Cattle Bank is a historic bank building located at 102 E. University Ave. in Champaign, Illinois. Built in 1856, it is the oldest commercial building in Champaign. It opened as a branch of the Grand Prairie Bank, Urbana's first bank. Champaign was the southern terminus of a railroad line to Chicago, so cattle raisers from the surrounding area drove their cattle to Champaign to ship them to the Chicago market. The Cattle Bank provided banking and loan services to these cattlemen.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1975.
It is currently home to the Champaign County Historical Museum.
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