First National Bank Building (Fort Worth, Texas)
First National Bank Building | |
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  First National Bank Building  First National Bank Building | |
| Location | 711 Houston St., Fort Worth, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 32°45′9″N 97°19′50″W / 32.75250°N 97.33056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Sanguinet & Staats, Wyatt C. Hedrick |
| Architectural style | Skyscraper |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000981[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 2009 |
First National Bank Building, at 711 Houston St. in Fort Worth, Texas, was built in 1910. It was designed by Sanguinet & Staats with Wyatt C. Hedrick. It has also been known as Baker Building and as Bob R. Simpson Building.[1]
It is an 11-story three-part vertical commercial block skyscraper building. It was designed by Fort Worth-based Sanguinet & Staats and built in 1910 with width of 3 bays upon Houston Street and 7 bays upon Seventh Street. It was expanded to 7 bays wide on Houston in 1926, following designs of Wyatt C. Hedrick.[2]
Its design includes elements of Beaux-Arts style, in its architectural ornamentation.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First National Bank Building / : Baker Building, Bob R. Simpson Building". National Archives. Retrieved April 20, 2018. Downloading may be slow.
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