Old State Bank Restoration – Decatur AL

City:
Decatur, AL

Site Type:
Archaeology and History, Historical Restoration

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Completed:
1936

Description

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided funds for the restoration of the Old State Bank building on Wilson Street in 1936. The building then became known as Leila Cantwell Seton Hall, though that designation has been largely dropped.

Source notes

"The WPA Guide to Alabama: The Camellia State," by the Federal Writers' Project.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 24, 2015.

Location Info


925 Bank St. NE
Decatur, AL 35601

Coordinates: 34.614258, -86.983609

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