Stop 8: Merchants National Bank Building – 122 Broadway (Pivotal)
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This 1921 Commercial Colonial Revival brick building is decorated with cream-colored glazed tile trim, a name and date block, and Jacobean tabs around the windows.
The Hancock Brothers, who built this building, dominated post-fire construction in Fargo. Their other notable buildings are the Graver Hotel and the Hancock building, but they built many more. The firm offers a good example of how Fargo profited from its disaster. Rebuilding after the fire provided a livelihood for many Fargoans, including architects George and Walter Hancock.