04/06/2026
A 1960s metal façade was recently removed from this historic bank building in Richmond, Indiana, revealing the former Second National Bank underneath.
Built in 1910, the neoclassical façade had been hidden since 1964 — covered by a mid-century slipcover with a repeating diamond pattern. Nearly 60 years later, the original architecture is visible again
For nearly six decades, one of Richmond, Indiana’s most historic buildings remained hidden behind a modern metal shell. What many residents knew as a plain
