{"nrhp_refnum":"79002948","name":"Everett Building","other_names":["Citizens National Bank Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"214--216 Fredonia St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Longview","county":"Gregg County","state":"TX","lat":32.482464503000074,"lon":-94.74478294699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick commercial building with a raised basement at 214-216 Fredonia Street, one half block southeast of the Gregg County Courthouse in Longview, Texas. It was built in 1910 by L.J. Everett to designs by architect Samuel Joseph Blocker.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the only extant example of twentieth century Classical Revival commercial architecture in Longview and remains virtually intact. It is also one of the few remnants associated with both the cotton and oil booms in east Texas. It housed banks, professionals and businesses important to the city's early history.","narrative":"Built in 1910 at 214-216 Fredonia Street in downtown Longview, this two-story brick building with a raised basement was constructed as a home for the Citizens National Bank. Local builder and businessman L.J. Everett worked with architect Samuel Joseph Blocker, a regionally prominent architect and educator. The corner entrance has a rounded bay, pink granite Corinthian columns and a wooden door with beveled glass, while a pressed metal cornice crowns the walls. Inside, pressed tin ceilings, tile floors, and an original Mosler vault survive. It is the only remaining example of twentieth century Classical Revival commercial architecture in the city, and its restrained ornament marked a break from heavily decorated Victorian buildings. Several banks, attorneys, doctors, merchants, the Red Cross and a clothier occupied it over the decades, connecting it to both the cotton trade and the oil boom that followed the 1931 discovery of oil in Gregg County. After 1960 it stood largely empty until restoration planning began.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1910)","architect_builder":"L.J. Everett/Samuel Joseph Blocker","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair and altered but minimally so. The building remained virtually empty from 1960 until June 1979, apart from temporary uses, and restoration plans were underway.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.516211-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/87/9721/40972187/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/79002948.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972187","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001225"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/gregg-county/everett-building-79002948/"}