Home Building Association Bank

Newark, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Located at 1 North Third Street in Newark, Ohio, the Home Building Association Bank is one of eight banks designed by Chicago architect Louis Sullivan, completed in 1914. Constrained by a narrow lot, Sullivan deviated from his typical single-story bank designs by building it two stories high. The facade departs from his characteristic red-brown brick aesthetic, instead employing gray-green terra cotta slabs edged with ornamental Sullivanesque borders, including a winged lion motif similar to those in his Cedar Rapids, Grinnell, and Sidney banks. Notably, Sullivan's name appears in the tile mosaic above the front door. Since its construction, the building has housed two financial institutions alongside a butcher shop, jewelry store, and ice cream parlor, with interiors modified for each successive occupant. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.