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The Lost Architect
The Mid-Century Bank Designer Who Vanished
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Photo of SNB
c. 1899
Unknown
Courtesy of Stillwater Public Library
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Photo of SNB
c. 1950
William E. Bell
Courtesy of the Sheerar Museum‡
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Stillwater National Bank
c. 1954
Robert E. Cunningham (Attrib.)
Courtesy of the Sheerar Museum‡
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Mr. Berry Writing the Check
2 June 1966
Stillwater Newspress
Courtesy of the Sheerar Museum‡
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Mr. Berry Meets w/ Super
c. 1966
Stillwater Newspress
Courtesy of the Sheerar Museum‡
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Construction Begins
c. 1966
Unknown
Courtesy of the Sheerar Museum‡
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Finishing Touches
c. 1967
Unknown
Courtesy of the Sheerar Museum‡
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
August 1967
Unknown
Courtesy of the Sheerar Museum‡
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Stillwater National Bank
c. 1970
Unknown
Courtesy of the Sheerar Museum‡
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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Architectural Drawings
c. 1966
Charles L. Monnott, Jr.
Courtesy of BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank) ‡
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Original Light Fixture at
Main Entrance
Detail of “Fins” on
Exterior Support Beams
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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Architectural Drawings
c. 1966
Charles L. Monnott, Jr.
Courtesy of BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank) ‡
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Architectural Drawings
c. 1966
Charles L. Monnott, Jr.
Courtesy of BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank) ‡
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Architectural Drawings
c. 1966
Charles L. Monnott, Jr.
Courtesy of BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank) ‡
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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Architectural Drawings
c. 1966
Charles L. Monnott, Jr.
Courtesy of BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank) ‡
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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Architectural Drawings
c. 1966
Charles L. Monnott, Jr.
Courtesy of BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank) ‡
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Aesthetic, Practical, or
Both?
Recurring Themes
Throughout.
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Architectural Drawings
c. 1966
Charles L. Monnott, Jr.
Courtesy of BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank) ‡
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BankSNB (formerly, Stillwater National Bank)
2013
Brandon Neal Jones
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Stillwater National Bank
c. 1970
Unknown
Courtesy of the Sheerar Museum‡
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Photo of State Capitol Bank, OKC
c. 1965
Julius Shulman (attrib) ‡
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Postcard of Citizens State Bank, OKC
c. 1965
Unknown‡
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“Do New Buildings Attract Deposits?” [Inset]
August 1967
Charles L. Monnott, III
Courtesy of the Edmon Low Library‡
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Dr. Louise Siddons
Mrs. Susan Bobo
Mrs. Malinda Berry Fischer
Mr. Charles Barraclough & the Sheerar Museum staff
Mr. Daryl Ross, SVP BankSNB & the BankSNB staff
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