Colonial National Bank (Roanoke, Virginia)

Colonial National Bank
Colonial National Bank, June 2010
Location 202-208 Jefferson St., Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates 37°16′37″N 79°56′51″W / 37.27694°N 79.94750°W / 37.27694; -79.94750Coordinates: 37°16′37″N 79°56′51″W / 37.27694°N 79.94750°W / 37.27694; -79.94750
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1927 (1927)
Architect Frye & Stone
Architectural style Neo-Classical
NRHP reference # 83004035[1]
VLR # 128-0044
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 17, 1983
Designated VLR September 16, 1982[2]

Colonial National Bank, also known as Colonial American National Bank-Colonial Arms, is a historic bank and office building located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1926-1927, and is a 12-story, granite and gray-enamel brick building in the Neoclassical style. The base is formed by the first three stories of regular granite ashlar; the shaft is formed by the next seven stories of unornamented gray-enamel brick; and the capital is formed by the last two stories which are ornamented. The building has a three-story annex built in two stages in 1949 and 1959. The building was Roanoke's tallest building for nearly fifty years.[3]

The building's lower floors is where the bank's business traditionally was completed, while the ten upper floors were rented as offices. The granite exterior of the building are now home to apartments and the HomeTown Bank.[4]


It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ W. L. Whitwell and W. G. Kuthy (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Colonial National Bank" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ Colonial American National Bank Building." 2018. Roanoke Times. Discover History & Heritage. Page 31.


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