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Kentucky Mid-Century Modern Banks

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former Bank of Alexandria
Alexandria, KY
This Bank of Alexandria was built in 1962. It later housed a PNC Bank but is currently vacant. [map]

former bank
Betsy Layne, KY
This former bank began housing the Betsy Layne Pharmacy around 2020. It housed a First Commonwealth Bank before that and might have housed a First National Bank originally. The building appears to be from the 1960s. [map]

former Bowling Green Bank & Trust Company
Bowling Green, KY
This former Bowling Green Bank & Trust Company building housed the Potter Opera House from the 1880s until 1925. It began housing the bank after that. In 1964, the bank remodeled the facade to its current look. The City bought the building in 2026 and there are plans to bring back the original facade. [map]

Whitaker Bank
Corbin, KY
This Whittaker Bank motor bank was probably built in the 1960s. I don't what bank was here originally. [map]

former
Corbin, KY
This former bank appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. It was housing a First Federal Savings Bank before it began housing Pespi Cola Sales & Marketing offices. [map]

former Dawson Springs Bank
Dawson Springs, KY
This Dawson Springs Bank was built in 1969. The building later housed a US Bank and has been vacant since 2021. U.S. Bank

unidentified bank
Frankfort, KY

2010:
2026:
I believe this unidentified bank branch was built in 1960. It is located in the Frankfort Plaza shopping center. The building had been vacant for many years. By 2018, the drive-thru canopy was gone. The building now houses a Jazzersize studio. [map]

WesBanco Bank
Frankfort, KY

2010:
This WesBanco Bank was built in 1971 as a Farmers Bank of Frankfort. [map]

Lexington:
former Peoples Bank [gone]

River City Bank
Louisville, KY
The River City Bank appears to be 1960s. However, it might have been a much older building that was remodeled and these metal screens were added then. [map]

former American National Bank
Newport, KY
This American National Bank branch was designed by Paul Kiel and built from 1948-1949. The building now houses a Heritage Bank branch. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

former Home Federal Savings and Loan Association
Paducah, KY
This Home Federal Savings and Loan Association branch was built in 1956. The building now houses the Goodwill Opportunity Center. [map]