Fontenelle Bank
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Fontanelle Bank
| nrhp_type =
| image = Fontenelle Bank from E 1.JPG
| caption = The building in 2012
| location= 2212 Main Street, Bellevue, Nebraska
| coordinates = {{coord|41|08|12|N|95|53|27|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Fontanelle Bank|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Nebraska#USA
| built = 1856
| architecture = Greek Revival, Italianate
| added = April 16, 1969
| area = {{convert|0.3|acre|ha}}
| refnum = 69000136{{NRISref|version=2013a}}
}}
The Fontenelle Bank is a historic building in Bellevue, Nebraska. It was built with bricks in 1856, and the facade was designed in the Greek Revival style, with pilasters, and the Italianate style, with "the elaborate window caps and the elongation of the wall openings."{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=69000136}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fontanelle Bank |publisher=National Park Service|author=John Q. Magie |date=February 21, 1969 |accessdate=May 21, 2019}} With {{NRHP url|id=69000136|photos=y|title=accompanying photo from c.1934}} It housed the Fontenelle Bank in 1856–1857, and it was the first Sarpy County Courthouse from 1861 to 1875, followed by Bellevue's town hall until 1959. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 16, 1969.
See also
- Third Sarpy County Courthouse, also NRHP-listed
- List of the oldest buildings in Nebraska
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Sarpy County, Nebraska
Category:Greek Revival architecture in Nebraska
Category:Italianate architecture in Nebraska
Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1856
Category:1856 establishments in Nebraska Territory
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