Farmers Commercial Bank
Contributors:
Joe W. Stout, contractor;
Joe W. Stout & Co., contractors;
Charles C. Wilson, architect
Dates:
1921
Location:
Benson, Johnston County
Street Address:
100 Main St., Benson, NC
Status:
Standing
Type:
Commercial
Images Published In:
Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina (1996).
Note:
A landmark in the small railroad town of Benson, the neoclassically detailed bank overlooks the tracks at the center of the community. Wilson’s commission for the Farmers Commercial Bank was noted in the Manufacturers’ Record, Aug. 18, 1921.
