Dyersburg in Dyer County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Bank of Dyersburg

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 7, 2019

1. The Bank of Dyersburg Marker

Inscription.
built 1885,
addition circa 1890.
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 36° 1.958′ N, 89° 23.136′ W. Marker is in Dyersburg, Tennessee, in Dyer County. It is at the intersection of East Court Street (Tennessee Route 104) and South Main Avenue (Business U.S. 51), on the right when traveling east on East Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 S Main Ave, Dyersburg TN 38024, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dyer County in the War (within shouting distance of this marker); Dyer County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Minglewood and “The Minglewood Blues” (within shouting distance of this marker); Dyer County Confederate Memorial Plaques (within shouting distance of this marker); Dyer County Walk of Fame (within shouting distance of this marker); Dyer County Korean War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Col. Robert Henry Dyer (about 300 feet away); Dyer County WWII Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dyersburg.

Regarding The Bank of Dyersburg. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

The bank was founded in 1880 and known as the Parr and Nolan Bank, It was originally located elsewhere on the square in the rear of the Parr and Nolan Dry Goods Store. In 1885, the bank building was constructed, and the institution operated as the Bank of Dyersburg, with J, W. Parr as president and C, L, Nolan as vice-president. The bank was sold in 1889. New management took over, and the
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 7, 2019

2. The Bank of Dyersburg Marker
enterprise was renamed the Citizens Bank. This seems the likely period for construction of the addition; a post-card photograph dated 1900 shows the new structure. In 1924 the Citizens Bank merged with First National Bank. "First Citizens National Bank of Dyersburg" was relocated in new quarters; today this scion of Parr & Nolan Bank is the only institution remaining in Dyersburg which was founded there. The ground floor commercial area of the building has since housed a jewelry shop, Western Union, "Peoples Bank" (which quickly defaulted), and drug stores.

Also see . . . Bank of Dyersburg. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the building, which was listed in 1983. (National Park Service) (Submitted on May 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Former Bank of Dyersburg Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 23, 2023

3. Former Bank of Dyersburg Building

Dyersburg courthouse square image. Click for full size.

Unknown via Tennessee State Library and Archives (Public Domain), circa 1920/30

4. Dyersburg courthouse square

Wagons loaded with cotton clog Main Avenue while waiting for the cotton gin. The Bank of Dyersburg building is on the far left.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.