{"nrhp_refnum":"83003154","name":"First National Bank Building","other_names":["Butler Abstract Company Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101 E. 3rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sweetwater","county":"Nolan County","state":"TX","lat":32.47131112000005,"lon":-100.40883992299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-05-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Neo-Classical commercial building at 101 East Third on the Nolan County Courthouse Square in Sweetwater, Texas. A stone store built in 1886 was wrapped in a new limestone and stucco facade between 1920 and 1923.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building recalls both Sweetwater's pioneer era and its prosperous 1920s. The original 1886 store was reportedly the first stone building in the city. The 1920s Neo-Classical facade, a style favored by Texas banks, became a local landmark on the town square.","narrative":"Facing the Nolan County Courthouse Square in Sweetwater, this commercial building at 101 East Third combines two eras. Merchants N. I. and J. D. Dulaney built the original stone store in 1886, reportedly the first stone building in town, with a $4,000 loan from Sanger Brothers of Dallas. The First National Bank became principal tenant and owner in 1901. Between 1920 and 1923, as the city prospered, the bank rebuilt the front in the Neo-Classical Revival style, using smooth limestone blocks, five Roman Doric columns, a dentiled cornice and a hand-carved limestone eagle on the parapet. The older stone walls remain inside the new exterior. Much of the 1920s interior survives, including pressed-metal ceilings and vaults. The bank failed in 1931, and the building sat vacant for years before serving as offices, a credit association, and from 1958 an abstract company. Its facade has remained a local landmark.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900- (specific dates 1886, 1922)","architect_builder":"Unknown (original building built by merchants J. D. and N. I. Dulaney)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical (Neo-Classical Revival)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked occupied and in work in progress on the form; in use as an abstract company office, with the owners planning to keep the 1920s interior and exterior.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.650391-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/0/9731/40973100/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003154.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003154/efc8bff007-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003154/efc8bff007-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_National_Bank_Building_Sweetwater_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_National_Bank_Building_Sweetwater_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973100","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000423"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/nolan-county/first-national-bank-building-83003154/"}