Bank of Jakin

United States historic place


Bank of Jakin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Old Bank of Jakin
31°05′23″N 84°58′59″W / 31.08976°N 84.98303°W / 31.08976; -84.98303
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
Architectural style	Early Commercial
NRHP reference No.	03000678^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 25, 2003

The Bank of Jakin, also known as Jakin Post Office, at 135 S. Pearl St. in Jakin in Early County, Georgia, was built in 1912. It served as the only bank in the town until 1923, then served as the town post office until 1988.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[1]

It is a one-story brick Early Commercial style building with a flat roof. It has a "stepped parapet roof with corbeled brick and recessed brick panels along the cornice."^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Gretchen A. Brock and Betty S. Sutton (June 4, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bank of Jakin / Jakin Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved August 17, 2017. With nine photos.