Bank looking to purchase old Bemis Ford building
A local bank is one step closer to building a new facility in downtown Oregon.
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) decided last week to allow Harvard State Bank to demolish the Bemis Motor Company building at the corner of Fourth Street (Ill. 2) and Franklin Street to make way for a new facility on the site — if the new design meets certain requirements.
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