The Bank of Juliaetta

The Bank of Juliaetta, date unknown, courtesy of the Juliaetta-Kendrick Heritage Foundation.

The historic Bank of Juliaetta was constructed on red brick in 1910 at the corner of 3rd and Main Streets with the design created by James H. Nave. The bank was originally chartered in 1908 and by 1910 had sufficient capital to erect a new building.  Ellsworth W. Porter, a prominent Juliaetta citizen was the president.  Mr. Porter served as a city trustee and was co-owner of Lawrence & Porter, a grain warehouse.  The building has the original pressed metal ceilings and large metal bank vault.  The bank operated from 1910 until 1931, when it was liquidated by A. W. Behrens and merged with the Kendrick State Bank in Kendrick, Idaho.  This building has housed a confectionery owned by J. A. Heacox, The United States Post Office, and currently the First Bank of Pizza.

The Bank of Juliaetta, date unknown, courtesy of the Juliaetta-Kendrick Heritage Foundation.

References:

Otness, Lillian W. A Great Good Country: A guide to Historic Moscow and Latah County, Idaho. (Moscow: Latah County Historic Society, 1983), 159.

Bedeau, Michael A. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. Boise, ID, September 8, 1997.