a landscaped forecourt and a deep arch in the facade similar to what Purcell and Elmslie had used on their design of the First National Bank (Rhinelander, Wisconsin). Ellerbe and Round would go on to become famous for designing a number of structures for the Mayo Clinic, including the original "Red" Building of 1914. Originally occupying the prominent corner of Front Street South and West Hickory Street, the First National Bank building was threatened with demolition. Instead, the exterior has been restored and incorporated into the south side of the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center as one of the center's event spaces. With that portion of Front Street gone, the restored bank exterior can now be accessed at approximately 105 West Hickory Street. Architecture The First National Bank building includes Mankato limestone, brick, and terra cotta in a manner similar to that of the "jewel box" banks of Louis Sullivan or the banks of his former employees, William Gray Purcell and George Elmslie. The brick building's architectural features include Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired stained glass windows and intricate ornamentation at the roof-line. Even though David Gebhard and Tom Martinson conclude that the resulting building lacks the "liveliness" of a work by Sullivan or by Purcell and Elmslie, they consider it "a good academic exercise in the Prairie Style" and "the most important single building in Mankato." References External links Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Buildings and structures in Blue Earth County, Minnesota Commercial buildings completed in 1913 Historic American Buildings Survey in Minnesota Mankato, Minnesota 1913 establishments in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Blue Earth County, Minnesota Prairie School architecture in Minnesota