{"nrhp_refnum":"12001004","name":"Farmers and Mechanics National Bank","other_names":["Fort Worth National Bank","Continental Life","Transport Life","A. Davis Men's"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"714 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fort Worth","county":"Tarrant County","state":"TX","lat":32.75450487200004,"lon":-97.33049354599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-12-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 22-story steel-framed commercial skyscraper at the northwest corner of Main and Seventh streets in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, built in 1921 and designed by Sanguinet and Staats Architects.","why_significant":"The building reflects Fort Worth's 1920s prosperity from the cattle and oil industries and was the city's tallest building, at 307 feet, until 1957. It is an excellent example of the Commercial style skyscraper in the Southwest and is tied to the city's banking history through the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, founded in 1889.","narrative":"At Main and Seventh streets in downtown Fort Worth stands a 22-story office tower finished in 1921 for the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank. Sanguinet and Staats Architects designed it in the Commercial style, with a steel frame and a base, shaft and capital like a classical column. Light tan terra cotta, Ohio granite trim, and a blind arcade of five segmental arches with cast-stone keystones mark the two street-facing sides, while the rear walls are plain brown brick. At 307 feet it was the tallest building in the city until 1957, and it rose during a boom driven by cattle and West Texas oil. The bank had occupied earlier buildings on the same corner and reopened here in May 1921. The base was altered in 1959-1960 and 1988, and a restoration beginning after 2007 recreated original ornamentation and entrances. The upper floors remain largely intact, and the building still serves as offices. It is recognized for its architecture, its height, and its link to Fort Worth's banking growth.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Sanguinet and Staats Architects","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Currently used as an office building. The base was altered in 1959-1960 and 1988, then restored after a 2007 purchase to reflect the original design.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.297055-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/0/9735/40973500/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/12001004.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001004/1b42982cf6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001004/1b42982cf6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FarmersandMechanicsBank2_(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:FarmersandMechanicsBank2_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973500","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_and_Mechanics_National_Bank_(Fort_Worth)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38252132"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tarrant-county/farmers-and-mechanics-national-bank-12001004/"}