Architectural detail...

Nice.



"In 1914 the Purdue State Bank, the smallest and least expensive of architect Louis Sullivan's 'Jewel Boxes' was completed in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States."



"The building cost $14,600, although Sullivan's fee was only about 10% of that; barely covering his own costs."

Cheap... but that doesn't justify treating it this way:

The Farmers and Merchants Union Bank in Columbus, Wisconsin.

This was the one Louis H. Sullivan building on the "Wright & Like" tour this year. Here's the view from the interior balcony, which is a little museum:



I was thinking: They should do a movie here. In fact, the moviemakers for Johnny Depp's "Public Enemies" came to Columbus to scout out this location, but they ended up picking the bank across the street! Huh? How can there possibly be a better bank across the street? Well, there isn't. But the movie makers rejected this location, the bank manager told me, because there wasn't enough space for the equipment. He was glad, he said, because you don't want your bank used as a set for a robbery scene.

Let's get a clear look at those windows.



I love the colors.

Seen from the outside:



That's the side of the building, with just a taste of the elaborate terra cotta decoration. Go around to the front to see the shameless grandeur bestowed on small-town Wisconsin banking:



The architect wants you to know his name: