Richardson Building
a.k.a. Bank of Union
NE of Main and Division, Union City, OKThe Richardson building is significant because it was the focal point of commercial activities in Union City. The south side of the building contained the town post office during this period. The corner section of the building contained the Bank of Union, center of the town's financial dealings, while the western section housed the city's only drug store and pharmacy.
Both the bank and pharmacy were owned and operated by Dr. R. Richardson who was town doctor, druggist, banker, and builder of the structure. As the town's leading citizen, Richardson dominated local commercial activities in this town of less than 1,000 for most of the building's municipal history. Serving as bank, post office, and pharmacy, the building was the primary commercial center until recently when business activity eastward to the main highway passing through the town.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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