{"nrhp_refnum":"85000073","name":"First National Bank Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101 E. Moore","address_restricted":false,"city":"Terrell","county":"Kaufman County","state":"TX","lat":32.73656645500006,"lon":-96.27694383999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-01-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1906 Neo-Classical Revival brick bank building at 101 E. Moore, on a corner lot in the business district of Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas. It was designed by Charles A. Gill of Dallas and built by Walker & Wren.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a particularly fine example of the small-scale Neo-Classical Revival buildings, often banks, erected across Texas after 1900, with strong Ecole des Beaux-Arts influence. It is one of only two surviving, little-altered buildings from Terrell's early 1900s commercial boom. It was also the home of the city's largest financial institution in that period.","narrative":"Built in 1906 on a corner lot in downtown Terrell, this brick bank building is a Neo-Classical Revival design by Dallas architect Charles A. Gill. Its main south facade is dominated by a pedimented portico with four Ionic columns, stone dentils and egg-and-dart molding, while the west side is lined with nine Ionic pilasters. Gray pressed brick came from St. Louis, and the stone columns from Indiana. Inside, an elliptical vaulted lobby ceiling with plaster ribs and stained-glass skylights survives above a later dropped ceiling. The First National Bank, organized in 1888, was the largest financial institution in Terrell in the early 1900s before merging with American National Bank in 1930. Walker and Wren of Forney built the structure. A 1981 architectural survey ranked it among eight most significant downtown buildings. Its design quality and relatively intact condition, despite a 1960 remodeling and altered entry steps, led to its recognition as a local landmark.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Walker & Wren/Charles A. Gill","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition. The first floor holds a law office and the basement a gun shop. A renovation was being planned.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.860779-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/42/9727/40972742/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85000073.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000073/13c5feba0f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000073/13c5feba0f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FirstNationalBankTerrell1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</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:FirstNationalBankTerrell1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972742","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107330301"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/kaufman-county/first-national-bank-building-85000073/"}