First National Bank Building (Beaumont, Texas)

First National Bank / Tonahill
First National building in 2011
First National Bank / Tonahill
First National Bank / Tonahill
Location 495 Orleans St.,
Beaumont, Texas
Coordinates 30°04′58″N 94°05′57″W / 30.0829°N 94.0991°W / 30.0829; -94.0991Coordinates: 30°04′58″N 94°05′57″W / 30.0829°N 94.0991°W / 30.0829; -94.0991
Area less than one acre
Built 1936 (1936)-1937 (1937)
Architect F.W. Steinman & Son, Fred C. Stone
Architectural style Art Deco
Part of Beaumont Commercial District (#78002959[1])
RTHL # 10521
Significant dates
Designated CP April 14, 1978
Designated RTHL 1989

The First National Bank Building in downtown Beaumont, Texas was built in 1937 and is an excellent example of Art Deco architecture.[2] The building is four stories tall and decorated with reliefs of workers and business people designed by Beaumont-based sculptor Matchett Herring Coe.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Houston Deco | 1930s | First National Bank of Beaumont
  3. ↑ http://beaumontmainstreet.com/pdf/promo/tour.pdf

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