Exit78 Photo of the Day #109
Clock tower, a modern rendition of a tower built as part of a bank in 1900 and removed for safety in 1939, Sturgeon Bay, September 18, 2008 (Pentax K10D)
The corner building of the Scofield Block in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, built in 1900, was originally the Bank of Sturgeon Bay and boasted a fine clock tower. The clock tower was removed in 1939 for “safety reasons.” The old bell from the tower was retrieved by the bank and installed in a new clock tower across the street designed as a rendition of the old tower.
Bank of Sturgeon Bay, before 1939 demolition of clock tow
Series notes:
- The photos in this series are (usually) randomly selected from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Exit78 Photo of the Day.
- Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.
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Very nice tower! I find it’s very good that the bank decided to keep the tower and rebuilt it. It can be considered a real monument. Thank’s for the historical facts