Bozeman-Waters National Bank

Bozeman-Waters National Bank is the name associated with a historic bank building in Poseyville, Indiana, United States. The property is also identified as the Farmers Bank & Trust Company. Rather than representing a documented contemporary national banking organization with a broad public operating footprint, the subject is chiefly recognized for its surviving historic architecture and local banking heritage. The building was constructed in 1924. It is a one-and-a-half-story brown-brick structure with Sullivanesque terra-cotta ornamentation and a one-story rear section. Its design reflects the architectural language used by early twentieth-century American financial institutions, combining a relatively compact local-bank scale with ornamental details intended to convey permanence and civic importance. The building was modeled on the People's Federal Savings and Loan Association in Sidney, Ohio, indicating a specific architectural precedent rather than an independently documented national design tradition. The interior underwent extensive remodeling in 1957. Available reference material does not establish the scope of the bank's operations, its founding personnel, ownership history, financial performance, branch network, or current banking status. It also does not document a modern product portfolio, executive team, public-company listing, or continuing corporate parent. Accordingly, the brand is best treated as a historically documented local banking identity connected to a preserved building, not as an internationally operating bank. The property was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1987. That designation is the principal documented milestone in the subject's modern public history and reflects the building's architectural and local historical significance. The available sources do not confirm whether banking services continue to operate under the Bozeman-Waters National Bank name or the Farmers Bank & Trust Company name.

Bozeman-Waters National Bank is documented primarily through a historic bank building in Poseyville, Indiana. The building is also known as the Farmers Bank & Trust Company, linking the subject to an alternate institutional name used in descriptions of the property. The available historical account does not provide a confirmed establishment date for the bank itself, identify its founders, or describe the duration and scale of its banking operations. The surviving structure was built in 1924. Its design consists of a one-and-a-half-story brown-brick main section, Sullivanesque terra-cotta ornamentation, and a one-story rear addition or section. These features place the property within the architectural history of early twentieth-century American community banking, when bank buildings often served both practical financial functions and symbolic civic roles. The building's design was modeled on the People's Federal Savings and Loan Association in Sidney, Ohio, providing a documented architectural source for its appearance. The interior was extensively remodeled in 1957. The available source does not specify whether the remodeling altered the banking floor plan, finishes, equipment, or customer facilities, nor does it identify the institution responsible for the work. No reliable information is provided about later renovations, changes in ownership, mergers, liquidation, relocation, or conversion to another use. In 1987, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The listing established the property's recognized significance as a historic resource and shifted much of its documented public identity from an operating-bank context to a preservation and architectural-history context. The sources available for this entry do not confirm whether the bank remains active, whether the historic name is still used for financial services, or whether the building continues to function as a bank. Consequently, the institution's present status is recorded as unknown.

1. 1987National Register of Historic Places listing

   The property was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, formally recognizing its historic significance.

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2. 1957Interior remodeling

   The building's interior was extensively remodeled. Available material does not specify the precise architectural or operational changes.

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3. 1924Bank building constructed

   The Bozeman-Waters National Bank building was constructed in Poseyville, Indiana, as a one-and-a-half-story brown-brick bank building with Sullivanesque terra-cotta ornamentation and a one-story rear section.

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Historically documented local banking institution and historic bank property; current commercial positioning is not documented.

1. Bozeman-Waters National Bank