Address: 5200 W. Chicago Ave. Year Built: 1927-29 Architect: Meyer & Cook Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: June 14, 1995

At a time when banks usually looked like forbidding fortresses, this Art Deco-style building was given a colorful exterior covered in coins, beehives, harvests, squirrels, and other symbols of savings and prosperity. The rich imagery, sculpted by artisans of the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, are made of a versatile baked-clay material manufactured in Chicago. It represents some of the city's finest decorative terra cotta work.

Terra Cotta Art Deco
1.	Exterior, circa 1929
2.	Column Detail, 1985, photo by CCL