====== Farmer's Bank of Petersburg (BE 47) ======
The Farmer's Bank was located on First Street in [[Petersburg]].  It was the fourth [[banks|bank]] organized in the [[boone county|county]], founded June 18, 1903.  For several years it was the only bank serving the western section of the county.  After the bank closed, the building was acquired by the [[Hebron Deposit Bank]], who used it to open a Petersburg Branch.

{{ http://bcplfusion.bcpl.org/Repository/BE0047.JPG?350|The Old Farmer's Bank of Petersburg}}

Typical of the county's small-town banks of the early 20th century, the building is a one-story brick edifice with roofline parapet, corbeled cornice and brick pilasters.  Recently, the building was renovated into a guest house, and is now a vacation rental property.  It was added to the [[National Register]] in 1989.

===== More Information =====
  * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/history/search/results?qu=%22farmer%27s+bank+of+petersburg%22&te=&lm=LHDC|Browse photographs]] of the bank
==== Related websites ====
  * National Register Information (PDFs), [[https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=e13fa368-a825-40a7-9d5b-270ef2a94dae|inventory form and photos]]
===== Related Topics =====
  * [[Banks]]
  * [[Hebron Deposit Bank]]
  * [[Historic buildings]]
  * [[national register|National Register of Historic Places]]
  * [[Petersburg]]