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Rockville’s Pink Bank--Next to go?
It was designed by Washington architect Arthur L. Anderson (1893?-1980) and is reminiscent of the New Formalist style of architecture pioneered in the 1960s by Edward Durell Stone and Eero Saarinen. Anderson’s design is characterized by rectangular curtain walls that form a honeycomb grid of elongated windows and pink and white enamel panels. The 5-story building is constructed of steel, reinforced concrete, and brick masonry. The Pink Bank is currently slated for demolition by its owner, KSI, as part of Phase II redevelopment of Rockville’s Town Center. It was identified in 2005 by Peerless Rockville as both architecturally unique and historically significant to Rockville, and it is one of more than 225 properties documented in the “Rockville’s Recent Past” survey,” a comprehensive study of 20th century buildings and sites.
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The
Suburban Trust/Bank of America building– also known as the Pink Bank –
is one of Rockville’s most architecturally distinctive office
buildings. Situated prominently near Town Center, it is unaltered,
intact, and has been in continuous operation since its completion in
1964. It was constructed during a critical period in regional and local
banking and an unprecedented era of population growth in Rockville, the
seat of Montgomery County government and a major suburb of Washington,
D.C. Its proximity to County Courthouses, ample parking facilities, and
convenient drive-through teller stations have helped ensure the Pink
Bank’s commercial viability for more than 4 decades.