{"nrhp_refnum":"80004114","name":"State National Bank","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"114 E. San Antonio Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"El Paso","county":"El Paso County","state":"TX","lat":31.757690023000066,"lon":-106.48817098599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story bank building with basement at 114 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, completed in 1922 to designs by Trost and Trost. It is faced in granite and terra cotta.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as an outstanding example of Second Renaissance Revival classicism and a showcase of the work of architect Henry Trost, a major influence on El Paso's appearance. It also represents the State National Bank, an important financial institution throughout El Paso's growth since its founding in 1881.","narrative":"Granite and terra cotta ashlar walls give this El Paso bank building at 114 East San Antonio Avenue a crisp, formal classical character. Designed by Trost and Trost and opened on June 28, 1922, it rises two stories over a basement but reads as one story, with arched openings, a scroll keystone, cartouches, dentiled cornice and a balustraded parapet. Steel roof girders removed the need for interior columns, leaving one lofty banking room. The project cost $250,000. The State National Bank, founded in March 1881, had earlier occupied a brick building on the same site. Its directors included figures such as Joseph Magoffin, who also served as mayor. Additions in 1942 and 1948 enlarged the bank while matching the original materials and design. After seven vacant years, a mortgage company bought and restored the building, repairing the classical interior detailing and displaying Trost's original drawings. The building reflects Trost's influence on the city and the bank's long financial role.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Trost and Trost","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"After standing vacant for seven years, the building was purchased by a mortgage company, restored and converted to office use as its main office, with no major structural alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.369574-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/86/9688/40968886/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/80004114.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004114/1cff1faf9d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004114/1cff1faf9d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_National_Bank,_El_Paso,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_National_Bank,_El_Paso,_Texas.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"97000885","name":"El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/el-paso-county-water-improvement-district-no-1-97000885/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968886","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_National_Bank_(El_Paso,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65120825"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/el-paso-county/state-national-bank-80004114/"}