McMinnville Bank

250 NE 3rd Street  |  Built 1885

The McMinnville National Bank occupied this building from its opening in 1885 and stayed there for 20 years before it moved to the Jacobson Block in 1905. Since then, the building has housed several businesses, among them a meat market, doctor's office, and boot repair.

In 1890 the building was “fitted throughout with water” making it one of the earliest buildings in the city to incorporate modern plumbing. The site is currently the home of the Bitter Monk, a local craft beer tap room. 

This is a long, narrow, two-story stucco covered brick structure built in the Italianate style popular in the late 1800’s. It is six bays long and has only two windows across the Third street elevation. The corner is clipped and accommodates the entrance by a corner window bearing the inscription “1885” in reference to its build date. All windows on the unaltered 2nd floor are one-over-one, double-hung sash. The ground floor has been changed extensively, several times over the decades and does not feature the rich, historical details of the upper floors. The second story and up remains original; piers scored to simulate stone divide the widow bays; continuous segmental arched labels surmount the windows and an elaborate cornice line complete with corbelled cut brickwork, and elaborate brackets. 

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