Fontenelle Bank

The Fontenelle Bank is a historic building in Bellevue, Nebraska. It was built with bricks in 1856, and the facade was designed in the Greek Revival style, with pilasters, and the Italianate style, with "the elaborate window caps and the elongation of the wall openings."[2] It housed the Fontenelle Bank in 1856–1857, and it was the first Sarpy County Courthouse from 1861 to 1875, followed by Bellevue's town hall until 1959.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 16, 1969.[1]

Fontanelle Bank
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in 2012
Location	2212 Main Street, Bellevue, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°08′12″N 95°53′27″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1856
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	69000136[1]
Added to NRHP	April 16, 1969

See also

• Third Sarpy County Courthouse, also NRHP-listed

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. John Q. Magie (February 21, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fontanelle Bank". National Park Service. Retrieved May 21, 2019. With accompanying photo from c.1934