First National Bank Building (Fort Worth, Texas)

First National Bank Building
First National Bank Building in 2017
First National Bank Building
First National Bank Building
Location 711 Houston St.,
Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates 32°45′16″N 97°19′50″W / 32.75444°N 97.33056°W / 32.75444; -97.33056 (First National Bank Building)Coordinates: 32°45′16″N 97°19′50″W / 32.75444°N 97.33056°W / 32.75444; -97.33056 (First National Bank Building)
Area less than one acre
Built 1910 (1910)
Architect Sanguinet & Staats, Wyatt C. Hedrick
Architectural style Skyscraper
NRHP reference # 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 omamentation.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "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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