Marker Inscription
Commerce, Architecture
Historic Place
First National Bank Building
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About this site
First National Bank Building is a historic place in Meridian, Bosque County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 35 historic places documented in Bosque County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 131 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.9232, -97.6574 near Meridian. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lumpkin Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bosque County Courthouse, Bosque County Courthouse, and Nelson, General Alison.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2079002919. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The First National Bank Building in Meridian dates to 1889 and stands near the Bosque County courthouse square. It is distinguished by an unusual two-tone masonry design, with a first floor of rock-faced limestone and round-arched openings beneath a second story of red brick with stone-trimmed windows. The building is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Sources: sah-archipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org
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