| Additional Information: | The Union National Bank and Trust Company building was constructed in 1972.
In 1969, the Farmers National Bank merged with Monroe County Bank to become the Union National Bank and Trust Co. Thereafter they moved to their present location on the northeast corner of West Oak and Court Streets - the former location of the second Hotel Warner/Sidney. The second Warner House was built by J.D. Condit on the northeast corner of Court and West Oak Street in 1879 - the site of this building. The 1879 hotel was larger than the previous building and had approximately 50 rooms. By the twentieth century, the Warner House became known as the Hotel Sidney. The Hotel Sidney burned down in 1968.
Because of this property's recent construction, it does not meet the criteria for historical significance and does not fall into the exception for properties constructed during the 50 year non-historic period.
This contemporary one-story bank building is characterized by a stone veneer front featuring a band of narrow windows divided vertically and a recessed entrance off-set to the east end of the facade. A drive-in banking facility is located at the rear of the building.
This building was built for the Union Bank and Trust Company. It was constructed in 1972, replacing the historic Sidney Hotel, earlier known as the Warner Hotel, that was destroyed by fire in 1968. The addition was constructed in 1979.
The Union National Bank and Trust Building does not meet the criteria for architectural significance because it is of modern construction and less than 50 years old. As a result, this building does not contribute to the historic character of the Water Street Historic District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) City of Sparta, Community Development Office, City Building Permit File.
(B) Sanborn Insurance Maps 1884, 1889, 1894, 1900, 1911, 1922, 1931.
(C) Barney, Tyler Davis, "A History of the Growth of Sparta, WIsconsin, 1850-1890." B.A. Thesis. University of Wisconsin, 1922, pp. 31, 35 to 36 and 41.
(D) Unknown Newspaper, "History of Sparta" installments 15, 29, 31.
(E) Koehler, Lyle P., From Fronter Settlement to Self-Conscious American Community: A History of One Rural Village (Sparta, Wisconsin) in the Ninteenth Century. Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1977, p. 36b.
(F) Jones, Ida Lucille, "A History of Sparta, Wisconsin." B.A. Thesis. University of Wisconsin, 1915, pp. 4-5.
(G) Ellsworth, C.S. Views in and Around Sparta, Giving a Brief History of the City and Setting Forth its Advantages for Manufacturing and as a Place of Residence, Together with some Account of its Celebrated Magnetic Mineral Water. Portage, Wisconsin: Register Printing Company, 1888, p. 30.
(H) Sparta Local History Room, Photograph P77-42-2 from Wisconsin State Historical Society.
(I) Sparta Centennial Celebration Committee, Sparta Incorporation City Centennial: 1883-1983 (1983), Unpublished Pamphlet, pp. 33 and 35.
(J) Sparta Vonlunteer Fire Department, "Sparta Volunteer Fire Department Centennial, 1879-1979." Unpublished Pamphlet, May 19, 1979, pp. 20-25. |
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