First National Bank and Trust Building

Located at 120 N. Main Street in central downtown Bryan, at a primary intersection of the city, this two-story commercial building dates to about 1919, when it became the home of Bryan's First National Bank. Its load-bearing masonry walls combine precisely cut ashlar stone with buff brick under a flat roof. A two-story recessed entry has modern double doors, round-arched transoms and two-story round-arched openings with voussoirs. Wood-sash windows have 6/9 lights. A stepped stone and brick parapet rises over the entry, and the frieze carries the inscription "First National Bank" beneath a denticulated stone cornice. Details include a cartouche, a door surround adorned with paterae and a molded string course, and the original night depository survives. The building was recognized for its architecture as an outstanding Classical Revival design, one of the most intact commercial buildings in Bryan and among the best local examples of the style. It remains in commercial use and is in good condition.