STUART, Iowa (KCRG) - A building in Stuart, Iowa, with a notorious past is being revitalized by local couple Wes and Abbey Duncan, who are promising a much brighter future for the site once targeted by Bonnie and Clyde, KCCI reports.

Nearly a century ago, the infamous duo made a stolen withdrawal inside the building, which was once an old bank.

The Duncans own Duncan Construction and are saving the building from demolition after the previous owners decided not to move forward with their plans.

Local historian Robert Cook, who has lived in Stuart since 1957, said, “This building would have been rubble or parking lot or tragedy.”

Since 1882, the building has stood on the corner of Northwest Second Street in Stuart, the main street in town, and has been a tourist destination for decades.

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