Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1917 — STATE BANK IN NEW HOME [ARTICLE]

STATE BANK IN NEW HOME

Remodeled interior Presents a Very Neat and Tasty Appearance. The remodeling of the new quarters of the State bank on Washington street has been" completed and the institution is now pertnanently settled in its new home. The interior of the room has undergone a complete change through the re-j modeling and refurnishing and presents a very neat and tasty as well as substantial appearance' throughout. The changes were also made' in such a way as to provide more commodious quarters forj both customers and employes of the bank. The counting room is furnished throughont in mahogany, surmounted by bronze grating, and trimmed at the base with verde antico mar-i ble. Inlaid plates of ebony Belgian marble have been . placed at each of the three service windows of the cashier, teller and bookkeeper. The lobby of the main room has been enlarged by the re-arrange-ment and the entire floor laid with terracotta tile, and along the wall of this room has been placed a glass wall desk of convenient size, which is also finished in mahogany. The enlarged lobby will permit of the convenient seating of more than a dozen people at one time. Large and substantial storage vaults have been constructed in the basement, which gives considerable more room on the main floor. The rear room has been remodeled and will be used as a directors’ room and also for a private room for the cashier, James H. Chapman, who has moved his law library therein. This room has also been refurnished throughout in harmony with the remainder of the interior. The whole interior is lighted by semi-indirect opaline glass fixtures, which flood the room with a soft light when artificial light is necessary. As to quarters, the State Bank of Rensselaer can now compare favorably with any of the banks of this part of Indiana.