First State Bank of Manlius

First State Bank of Manlius. Designed by Parker Noble Berry in 1914. The First State Bank of Manlius was organized March 21, 1902, by Max P. Seibel with an initial capital of $25,000. It officially opened June 14, 1902. Its original location was on the west side of Main Street in Manlius, IL. The first officers were: , William C. Dale, President . Max P. Seibel, Cashier . P.J. Anderson, Director . Rufus A. Lathrop, Director . W.S. Rudiger, Director , In 1914, a young and aspiring architect, Parker Noble Berry, who had grown up in Princeton, IL, was commissioned to design a new modern facility to be located at 122 East Maple Avenue, Manlius, IL. , Parker was well known as one of the most esteemed architects of the Prairie School style, having studied under Louis H. Sullivan of Chicago, IL. Parker became his chief draftsman from 1909-1917. Parker Noble Berry's father, John W. Berry, was the contractor who built the building. Parker Noble Berry died in Princeton, IL on December 16, 1918 at the age of 30 of pneumonia. The bank failed and closed during the Great Depression in March, 1933. On April 9, 2002, the Manlius Historical Society purchased the building which had been used for offices and storage and restored it back to its original state, to be used as a museum. Today the First State Bank of Manlius is the only unaltered Berry-designed commercial building still standing. , On May 12, 1975, Congressman Tom Railsback announced that the First State Bank building had been entered into the National Register of Historic Places. , Dedicated August 4, 2012 , Plaque donated by Pat Glafka November 2012.