{"nrhp_refnum":"84001680","name":"City National Bank","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2219 Ave. D","address_restricted":false,"city":"Galveston","county":"Galveston County","state":"TX","lat":29.30528830000003,"lon":-94.79340109799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Neo-Classical Revival bank building at 2219 Avenue D (Market) in downtown Galveston, Texas, built between 1910 and 1920 and opened in 1920, now used as a county museum.","why_significant":"The building was constructed specifically for City National Bank, founded by prominent Galveston businessman W.L. Moody, Jr. Its Neo-Classical design is uncommon in Galveston, and the form calls it one of the most sophisticated structures downtown. The interior, with its barrel-shaped lobby ceiling, is described as intact as the exterior.","narrative":"Built for City National Bank at 2219 Avenue D in downtown Galveston, this rectangular commercial building is faced in dressed stone. A pedimented portico with Corinthian columns shelters an elaborate entrance reached by a central stair, with a doorway framed by a full entablature, bronze urns between the columns, and the bank's name carved on the frieze. The bank was founded by W.L. Moody, Jr., a major Galveston business figure, in December 1907, and absorbed the assets of Galveston National Bank in 1911. A public reception marked the opening of the $200,000 structure on August 12, 1920. Chicago firm Weary and Eiford designed it, and M.C. Bowden served as contractor. Its Neo-Classical exterior is uncommon in Galveston, and the interior lobby, with a barrel-shaped ceiling, remains as intact as the exterior. The bank became Moody National Bank in 1953 and moved to a new building in the early 1960s. Moody's daughter then gave the building to Galveston County, which uses it as a museum.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Weary and Eiford Co., Chicago (architect/builder); contractor M.C. Bowden","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is a county museum; condition is described as good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.534674-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/9691/40969183/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001680.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001680/25d78edff3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001680/25d78edff3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jim Evans","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_National_Bank_then_old_Galveston_Historical_Museum_01.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Evans</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:City_National_Bank_then_old_Galveston_Historical_Museum_01.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"70000748","name":"Strand Historic District, The","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/strand-historic-district-the-70000748/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969183","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_National_Bank_(Galveston,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5123316"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/galveston-county/city-national-bank-84001680/"}