Payne Avenue State Bank

Payne Avenue State Bank
Location: 965 Payne Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Built: 1923
Architect: W. L. Alban
Architectural style: Beaux-Arts
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 07000426[1]
Added to NRHP: May 15, 2007

The Payne Avenue State Bank was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by W. L. Alban in 1923. Located in a predominantly new immigrant area of Saint Paul, Minnesota, the bank initially served Irish, Swedish, German, and Italian immigrants in Saint Paul's East Side neighborhood. The formidable brick building conveyed a sense of permanence to the area residents.[2]

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