{"nrhp_refnum":"02000896","name":"People's National Bank Building","other_names":["Tyler Town Centre"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"102 N. College Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tyler","county":"Smith County","state":"TX","lat":32.350947451000025,"lon":-95.30186748799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-08-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 15-story Art Deco office and bank building at 102 N. College Avenue on the west side of the courthouse square in downtown Tyler, Smith County, Texas. It was built in 1932 and enlarged in 1936.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant locally for its architecture, its link to financier Samuel A. Lindsey, and its role in Tyler's oil-boom economy of the 1930s and 1940s. It was the city's tallest and most prestigious business address and is a conservative, well-preserved Art Deco design by Houston architect Alfred C. Finn.","narrative":"Rising 15 stories on the west side of Tyler's courthouse square, this Art Deco office and bank building was constructed in 1932 to designs by Houston architect Alfred C. Finn and built by the Tyler firm Campbell & White. Local businessman and judge Samuel A. Lindsey financed it as the East Texas oil boom created strong demand for office space. A six-story rear addition followed in 1936 and blends fully with the original design. Buff brick and polished black granite clad the exterior, while the interior keeps its marble and limestone lobby, elevators and a lavish mezzanine banking room. Oil companies, attorneys, engineers, insurers and physicians filled its offices, making it the city's most prestigious business address through the 1930s and 1940s. Its main alterations are the 1969 window and storefront replacements, which could be reversed. The building was recognized for its architecture, its association with Lindsey, and its place in Tyler's oil-driven economic growth between 1932 and 1952.","period_of_significance":"1932-1952","architect_builder":"Finn, Alfred C. (architect); Campbell & White (builders)","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Art Deco","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Office and retail space is occupied by attorneys and other professionals; the Art Deco banking room is stated to remain vacant. The building is described as being in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.434784-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/43/9699/40969943/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/02000896.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000896/857c7e4c3a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000896/857c7e4c3a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peoples_National_Bank_(1_of_1).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peoples_National_Bank_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100008283","name":"Tyler Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/tyler-downtown-historic-district-100008283/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969943","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_National_Bank_Building_(Tyler,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60751591"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/smith-county/peoples-national-bank-building-02000896/"}