Bradenton Bank and Trust Company Building

Bradenton Bank and Trust Company Building
Western façade of building
Alternative names	Professional Building
General information
Architectural style	Chicago School, Classical Revival
Location	1023 Manatee Avenue Bradenton, Florida
Country	United States
Coordinates	27°29′43″N 82°34′21″W
Current tenants	Grimes Goebel Grimes Hawkins Gladfelter & Galvano[2]
Construction started	1925
Completed	1926
Opened	February 22, 1926
Cost	$250,000[1]
Client	Bradenton Bank and Trust Company
Technical details
Structural system	Steel reinforced commercial building
Floor count	7
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Malachi Leo Elliott[3]

Front (northern) and eastern facades

The Bradenton Bank and Trust Company, built during the height of the Florida land boom and now known as the Professional Building, is a historic 7-story commercial building located at 1023 Manatee Avenue West, just east of the Manatee County Courthouse in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States.

History

Designed in the Commercial or Chicago School style of architecture with Classical Revival touches, it features the three tiers typical of the Commercial style: an ornate main floor exterior, plain middle story exteriors and a not quite as plain top floor crowned with a cornice.

When the building opened on February 22, 1926, the bank occupied the ground floor and the upper floors were occupied by about 90 commercial tenants. By 1929, however, there were only 20 tenants left. The bank failed in 1933 and the ground floor became retail space and gradually the upper floors were reoccupied by doctors, dentists, lawyers and accountants and other professionals. Sharp's Drug Store was a longtime occupant of the ground floor. It was the tallest commercial building in Manatee County from completion until 1986 when the 12-story Bradenton Financial Center surpassed it. Today the building is owned by the law firm which occupies most of its space.^[2] The ground floor exterior has been restored to its original appearance. It is included in a walking tour of downtown Bradenton and is included in the city's master list of historic buildings.^[4][5][6][7]

References

1. "Professional Building, Bradenton Postcard". Manatee County Public Library System: Digital Collection. 1926. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
2. "Contact Us » Grimes Goebel Grimes Hawkins Gladfelter & Galvano, PL". Retrieved July 19, 2019.
3. "Professional Building, Bradenton Postcard". Manatee County Public Library System: Digital Collection. 1926. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
4. "Downtown Campus (Clerk)". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
5. Google timeline: Professional Building, Bradenton, Florida history
6. City of Bradenton Comprehensive Plan I Historic Preservation Element: Historic Preservation Data Inventory and Analysis, pp. 11, 29 and 44 Image
7. "Downtown Bradenton walking tour". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-04-26.