09/26/2023
The locally-owned Resource Bank, headquartered in DeKalb, has a long tradition of repurposing historic buildings to open bank branches in North Central Illinois. They are the recipients of a 2023 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award for Leadership.
For the last decade, Resource Bank has shown a deep commitment to historic preservation, community engagement and sustainable growth in small-town America. The bank has repurposed the former Quilhot Schoolhouse in Shabbona, the former Eakin Schoolhouse in Hampshire, the former Frederick Townsend Garage in Sycamore and the former Rollo One-Room Schoolhouse in Leland into bank locations. The branches have positively and sustainably impacted the local economies, encouraging new business and beautification efforts, providing social infrastructure, and reducing the demand for new construction.
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Thank you:
Richard Katz, Executive Chairman, Resource Bank
Diana Shott, President and CEO, Resource Bank
Find them at: https://www.resourcebank.com/
David Hagney, Hagney Architects
Chuck Shepard, Shepard Construction LLC
Mike Lefferson with Lefferson and Associates
DEL'S Family Landscaping Corp
Todd and Tom Weaver with Weaver Construction
Jon Kuhn with Banner Up Signs
Delano's Home Decorating
David Hayes Hayes Fine Cabinetry
Jim and Jessica Swedberg, Swedberg Electric, INC
Wagner Excavating
Hoffman Lumber Company
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation