Shattuck National Bank Building
a.k.a. Shattuck Public Library
100 S. Main St., Shattuck, OKThis building housed the original banking facility that has provided continuous services to the residents of Shattuck since 8 July 1909. Originally chartered as the Shattuck State Bank, the founding organization purchased the bank site on July 24, 1909. Work was begun immediately on the original building, a single-story brick building completed in 1910. The original stockholders of the Bank, started by J.H.C. Stuart, included James T. Hastings, M.0. Murphy, W. E. Stuart, and C.E. Bigelow, all prominent settlers of Shattuck. The First Statement of Condition was dated January 11, 1910, and reflected total assets of $84,371.69. On April 7, 1911, the bank was converted to the Shattuck National Bank and the institution has kept that title to the present. In 1913, the building also provided tenancy for the Joppa Lodge (Masonic) on its upper floor and in the 1920s, the rear of the building was used to house the Shattuck Post Office. The Bank continued to flourish and consolidated with the Home State Bank, organized on July 19, 1919, in September 1922. The Bank remained solvent during the 1920s and 1930s. The bank remained in this building until January 1963 when the facilities were transferred to their present location. The bank building was then donated to the town of Shattuck and has been used since as the Public Library. This building continues to provide a viable resource for the town of Shattuck.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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