{"nrhp_refnum":"79003301","name":"National Valley Bank","other_names":["United Virginia Bank","National Valley"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"12--14 W. Beverly St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Staunton (Independent City)","county":"Staunton","state":"VA","lat":38.14935764900008,"lon":-79.07302419899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Economics","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story attached Beaux-Arts bank building at 12-14 West Beverley Street in Staunton, Virginia, built in 1903 to designs by the local firm T. J. Collins & Son. It is built of granite, brick and carved limestone.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of Western Virginia's finest examples of Beaux-Arts architecture, modeled on the Roman Arch of Titus. The facade is original, and the upper walls, coffered ceiling and stained-glass skylight of the interior are intact. It also housed Staunton's most notable bank, founded in 1865 by General John Echols.","narrative":"Built in 1903 on West Beverley Street, Staunton's main commercial street, this one-story bank was designed by the local firm T. J. Collins & Son. Its granite, brick and carved limestone facade follows the form of the ancient Roman Arch of Titus, with fluted Corinthian columns flanking a central arched entrance and cartouches bearing the dates 1865 and 1903. Inside, a coffered plaster ceiling made by a Baltimore firm surrounds a large stained-glass skylight. The upper walls, ceiling and skylight remain intact, though the floor and teller cages were changed in later remodelings. The bank was founded in November 1865 by General John Echols, and it grew alongside Staunton during the following decades. The 1903 building cost about $50,000 and used marble, bronze, mahogany and stained glass. It is considered one of Western Virginia's finest Beaux-Arts designs and a showpiece of the bank's success.","period_of_significance":"1903","architect_builder":"T. J. Collins & Son, Staunton","architectural_style":"Beaux-Arts","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in excellent condition; the interior has been remodeled at least twice, and the facade is described as original.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.270603-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/6837/41683789/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/79003301.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003301/4585d478aa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003301/4585d478aa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ZeWrestler","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Valley_Bank_-_Staunton_VA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">ZeWrestler</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Valley_Bank_-_Staunton_VA.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"82004598","name":"Beverley Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/beverley-historic-district-82004598/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683789","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Valley_Bank","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16895728"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/staunton/national-valley-bank-79003301/"}