Citizens National Bank Building
The Citizens National Bank Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Sycamore, Illinois, it is part of the Sycamore Historic District. The building was erected around 1910, most likely specifically for a bank. The building's time as a bank proved to be short-lived and the Citizens National Bank shut it doors by 1926. Today the building houses a restaurant. It stands close to the George's Block and across the street from the Waterman Block and the National Bank & Trust Co. Building, all significant structures within the historic district.
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