Ontario State Bank Block
Photograph of the Ontario State Bank Block, a two-story, brick commercial building with an ornate roofline
The Ontario State Bank Block in 1977
Location300 S. Euclid Avenue
Ontario, California
Coordinates34°3′42″N 117°39′2″W / 34.06167°N 117.65056°W / 34.06167; -117.65056
Arealess than one acre
Built1887 (1887)
Architectural styleEastlake, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.82002242[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 1982

The Ontario State Bank Block was a historic commercial building located at 300 South Euclid Avenue in Ontario, California. The building, completed in 1887, was composed of three sections, and had a design which incorporated elements of the Eastlake and Queen Anne styles. The design included a corner turret, several gables along the roof line, and a variety of different window styles; it originally had three prominent oriel windows in the gable peaks above the bank's original section, and also had a set in the second section of the block. Decorative features included corbelled brickwork and carved wooden pilasters and brackets. The Ontario State Bank, which opened with the building, was the first bank in Ontario and an important early business center for the city. The building also housed several other shops, including Grand Palace Pavilion of Antiques,[2] Howell's Furniture and Hardware,[3][4] and E.H. Richardson's Pacific Electric Heating Company, which invented the Hotpoint electric iron and brought national attention to Ontario.[5]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 1982.[1] It unfortunately burned down in 1986.[6]

Euclid Avenue is on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Grand Palace Pavilion of Antiques". Ontario Daily Report. NewspaperArchive.com. 4 July 1976. p. 31.
  3. ↑ "Howell's Furniture and Hardware "The House of a Million Items"". Ontario Daily Report. NewspaperArchive.com. 5 November 1972. p. 36. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Howell's Furniture and Hardware "The House of a Million Items"". Ontario Daily Report. NewspaperArchive.com. 18 November 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Alexander, Vickie (February 12, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The Ontario State Bank Block". National Park Service. Retrieved May 23, 2015. Accompanied by photos.
  6. ↑ "Registers". City of Ontario. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Ontario Historic walking tour map
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