The People's Federal Savings and Loan Association is a historic bank building in Sidney, Ohio. It was designed by Chicago architect Louis Henri Sullivan (1856-1924); it was one of his last works. The bank was designed and built in 1917 for use by Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association, which still operated out of it till 2022. Numerous colors adorn the building, beginning with the corbels of multicolored terracotta, which are placed over the front windows. A dominant Romanesque Revival archway forms the main entrance, set in a building base of black marble and amid walls of strong reds. Other parts of the walls are pierced by numerous windows featuring blue, green, and purple glasswork. The design is the result of Sullivan's architectural ideal: simple structurally but ornately decorated in their details. In his designs, he used the some of the most advanced methods and materials and incorporated electric lighting, ventilation, and air conditioning long before it was the common practice to do so. Architectural Style-Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1972. GPS: 40.39451°N, -84.38007°W.
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