Bricks&mortar.

• Position: Bank building - Brief article

Dating from the eve of the Civil War, when this Caswell County town was a commercial center for Dan River planters, the Milton State Bank building did double duty. The street side of the first floor was a branch of the State Bank of North Carolina, with the rest the banker's living quarters. Like many Tar Heel banks lately, it has seen better days. So has Milton. With only about 120 residents, the town bills itself as a "museum without walls where preserving...