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The landmark town clock and tower atop the former National Bank of Coatesville building, converted to apartments in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Built between 1906 and 1908, the four-story, steel-frame structure also once housed the post office

Coatesville, Pennsylvania · 1850–1939

The landmark town clock and tower atop the former National Bank of Coatesville building, converted to apartments in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Built between 1906 and 1908, the four-story, steel-frame structure also once housed the post office, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, 1850–1939
The landmark town clock and tower atop the former National Bank of Coatesville building, converted to apartments in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Built between 1906 and 1908, the four-story, steel-frame structure also once housed the post office, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, 1850–1939. Banks — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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