Bank of Minden, 605 Main Street, Minden, Webster Parish, LA

2011 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: The architect or designer of the structure is unknown; however, the design is believed to have originated with bank officials and or directors. The building is elegant and sophisticated and bears a similarity to some of Louis Sullivan's work of the late nineteenth century which led many historians to suggest that the designers were quite familiar with the lieber-meister's work and probably supplied visual inspiration for the Bank of Minden. Although the Bank of Minden is not as refined as Sullivan's work, it is interesting that this diminutive bank of 1901 predates all of Sullivan's small mid-western bank projects.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1769
Survey number: HABS LA-198
Building/structure dates: 1901 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1933 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 88000104