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What decorative features distinguished the Merchantsâ National Bank in Grinnell?
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Louis Sullivan, detail of an oil painting by Frank A. Werner, 1919; in the collection of the Chicago Historical Society.
The Merchantsâ National Bank in Grinnell, Iowa, designed by Louis Sullivan in 1914, is characterized by a relatively austere architectural form that is balanced by imaginative and intricate ornamentation. Its most notable decorative feature is the spectacular, detailed frame surrounding the circular window located above the entrance.1