Bank Of The Chickasaw Nation by Richardphotos
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Description
this bank was only robbed one time by a teller.A Mr. Furley disappeared with $40,000 and was never caught or no money was recovered
DESCRIPTION: THE TISHOMINGO CITY HALL, ORIGINALLY BUILT TO BE THE BANK OF THE CHICKASAW NATION, IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF A RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE STYLE BANK. BUILT AROUND THE CANTED CORNER ENTRANCE, THE TWO-STORY BUILDING IS CLAD IN RUSTICATED GRANITE AND HAS AN ELABORATE BELL TOWER. THE BANK WAS IN OPERATION UNTIL STATEHOOD IN 1907. IN 1911, THE BUILDING WAS PURCHASED BY THE CITY OF TISHOMINGO AND THE TISHOMINGO MASONIC LODGE. IT HAS SINCE BECOME HOME TO THE JOHNSTON COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETYS MUSEUM. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 5/21/1975.
TISHOMINGO, OKLAHOMA
thanks for viewing and any comments
I removed two street signs and posted worked the street to appear to more of the time period. I did not want to use sepia so the granite's color could be appreciated
Comments (97)
very cool :-)
Wonderful capture and building, Excellent well done..
Dontcha just love old street lamps like that :o) ...good job on the street and thanks for the history info...really neat old bldg and I much more prefer architecture like this than modern...good one Richard ! *** H u g s ***
beautiful photo of this unusual bank! … there never one changed something?
That is really cool. I like that you did remove the signs.Excellent work Richard all around
It´s a splendid capture Richard! and nice description! Great
Excellent, Richard, and very interesting! Clever you to remove a few things!
This kind of sky and building is spookey to me. It makes me feel abandonned in a hostile land.
This is amazing!! Well done :)
Great old building and great postwork!
Fantastic ... like the sharpness and the colours
excellent capture and great history information.
Great photo Richard, I really love older structures like this one because they have so much character
Great architecture and a good POV. Very well done. Have a nice weekend, Richard.
Wonderful postwork here. Superb architecture too! Excellent!!! :)
Impressive building and fantastic shot Richard....!!! Beautiful natural encircling lighting....!!!!
awesome looking building
A beautiful building! Love the architecture on this. I really enjoyed your writeup on this building's history and creation. It really enhances the enjoyment of the photo. Great POV and depth. Lovely work!
Beautiful architectural lines and styling. Built to last a long time.
Wonderful image and information! GREAT postwork!
Lovely work!
Wonderful POV. excellent photo!!
Craftmanship went into this structure!
Lucky guy!!!LOL A strong building and it looks like the money in it is very safe!!!! Thanks for sharing this photo and the story!! Hugs Ute
really a great shot my friend, the pov is cool and what a cool old building. steve
Excellent perspective!
Give a chick a saw and... Never mind, its a bad joke. Great photo though!
A good photo!
Excellente capture, jolie photo!
Nice capture...