Dr. J. W. Barnard Building and First National Bank of Joseph

The Dr. J. W. Barnard Building and First National Bank of Joseph, at 12 - 14 Main St. in Joseph, Oregon, is a pair of historic adjacent buildings sharing a common interior wall. They were built by investment of physician Dr. J. W. Barnard, rancher Ludwig Knapper, and banker Frederick Scribner. Each building is 25 by 60 feet (7.6 m × 18.3 m) in footprint.[2]

Dr. J. W. Barnard Building and First National Bank of Joseph
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	012--014 Main St., Joseph, Oregon
Coordinates	45°21′7″N 117°13′41″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1908
Built by	Marr, Frank
Architect	Flesch, J.A., & Sons;
Architectural style	Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	91000810[1]
Added to NRHP	June 19, 1991

The Dr. J. W. Barnard Building was built in 1908 by local contractor Frank Marr, with design by Chicago architects J.A. Flesch & Son.[2]

The First National Bank Building was also built in 1908 by Frank Marr. It was used as a bank until the bank failed in 1925; it was then used as a post office.[2]

The pair of buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991; the listing included two contributing buildings.[1][2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Carol-Lee Perkins (November 15, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dr. J. W. Barnard Building and First National Bank of Joseph". National Park Service. and accompanying 33 photos