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Bellevue State Bank 10203 Main Street
This brick structure was built in 1929 to serve as the Bellevue State Bank. The bank opened six weeks before the 1929 Stock Market Crash. From 1925-1930, several commercial buildings were built in the area, including a restaurant, a bus waiting station for passengers going to Medina to catch the ferry, and several shops. At that time, Main Street was the business and commercial center of town. The bank was only open two years before it closed in 1931. The building remained empty until Meta Brown, then Meta Jacobson, opened Lakeside Drugs in the bank building in 1934. She operated the state liquor store from 1936 to 1942 and subsequently Lakeside Drugs moved into the building immediately to the east of this one. The Washington State Bank opened in the building in 1943 and remained until 1949. From 1957 to 1960, the Bellevue Library was housed in the basement of the building. This building reflects the original character of the Old Bellevue/Main Street business district. It relates to the study unit themes of commerce and architecture. This building was identified as of primary importance in a 1986 survey of Old Bellevue by Chronicles and Design cultural resources consultant Michael Sullivan. |