Adams Area History Center located in the First National Bank Building
About
The Adams Area History Center is located in the First National Bank Building at 322 West Main Street in Adams. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The History Center is home to a variety of collections and research materials.
The First National Bank of Adams, 1917-24, was the last of four small banks designed by Purcell and Elmslie (students of Louis Sullivan), shortly before George Grant Elmslie left the firm in 1921. William Gray Purcell (1880-1965) worked for Sullivan for a short period in Chicago and established his own firm in Minneapolis and Chicago in 1906. George Grant Elmslie (1871-1952) joined the firm in 1909 after leaving Adler and Sullivan in Chicago. Elmslie left Purcell in 1921 to start his own firm and the successful collaboration of the two partners ceased. The Adams Bank was designed as a quality building with first-rate materials, which included a fireplace in the customer area and a painting by noted Chicago artist, John Warner Norton.
Dates
Memorial Day to Labor Day open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday from 1:00-3:00 PM.Rates
Free admission