▁ped iment ed ▁and ▁dent ill ated ▁g able . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁entrance , ▁accessed ▁via ▁a ▁low ▁set ▁of ▁steps ▁between ▁the ▁central ▁columns , ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁tall ▁round - arch ▁opening . ▁ ▁The ▁b ays ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁north ▁sides ▁are ▁separated ▁by ▁pil aster s , ▁and ▁the ▁windows ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side , ▁while ▁rect angular ▁s ash , ▁are ▁set ▁in ▁pan els ▁that ▁echo ▁the ▁rounded ▁arch ▁of ▁the ▁entrance . ▁ ▁The ▁W ake field ▁Trust ▁Company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁as ▁the ▁South ▁Reading ▁Bank ▁( W ake field ▁then ▁being ▁called ▁South ▁Reading ). ▁ ▁After ▁several ▁re organ izations ▁and ▁mer gers , ▁it ▁acquired ▁that ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁This ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁W ake field ▁National ▁Bank . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁a ▁design ▁by ▁H utch ins ▁& ▁French ▁of ▁Boston . ▁ ▁Its ▁Class ical ▁Rev ival ▁features ▁followed ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁library , ▁which ▁stands ▁one ▁block ▁north ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁preced e ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁post ▁office , ▁which ▁stands ▁beyond ▁the ▁library ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁W ake field , ▁Massachusetts