{"nrhp_refnum":"05001543","name":"1926 Republic National Bank","other_names":["Davis Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1309 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dallas","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.78247617100004,"lon":-96.80101087399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-01-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Economics","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 20-story Classical Revival office and bank tower with Beaux Arts influences at 1309 Main Street in downtown Dallas, Texas, completed in 1926 to designs by C. D. Hill and extended west in 1931 by Coburn and Fowler.","why_significant":"The building was headquarters of Republic National Bank and Trust, a prominent financial institution, for twenty-eight years and reflects the 1920s building boom in downtown Dallas. It was the second tallest building in Dallas in 1926 and, after the 1931 addition, was called the largest office building in Texas. It is also a good example of a Classical Revival high-rise with Beaux Arts detailing.","narrative":"Rising twenty stories above Main Street in downtown Dallas, this steel-frame tower clad in Indiana limestone was built in 1925-26 as the home of Republic National Bank and Trust. Architect C. D. Hill designed it in the Classical Revival style, with Beaux Arts touches such as a stepped upper section, urns, balustrades and a crowning cupola. When it opened in February 1926 it was the second tallest building in Dallas. The bank's growth led to a 1931 western addition by Coburn and Fowler, who matched the original design so closely that the two parts read as one building and increased its size by 60 percent. The bank moved to a larger headquarters in 1954, and the building was later renamed for longtime chairman Wirt Davis. Its importance lies in its role in Dallas's commercial growth during the 1920s and in its architecture. A 2003 rehabilitation repaired the exterior and converted most of the space into 183 loft apartments, while vaults remain in the basements.","period_of_significance":"1926-1954","architect_builder":"Hill, H.D.; Coburn & Fowler","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century American Movements: Skyscraper (Classical Revival with Beaux Arts influences)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated in 2003 and converted into 183 loft apartments; described as in excellent condition, though much of the original interior was lost earlier.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.314535-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/47/9717/40971747/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/05001543.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001543/5ef962f294-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001543/5ef962f294-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Christian","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Davis_Building_in_Dallas,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Davis_Building_in_Dallas,_Texas.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000894","name":"Dallas Downtown Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/dallas-downtown-historic-district-additional-documentation-04000894/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971747","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Building_(Dallas,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5241846"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/1926-republic-national-bank-05001543/"}