National Register Record for FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING

Historic Name: FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
Current Name: SAME
Address: 100 W MAIN
City: STRATFORD            County: GARVIN
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF STRATFORD IS A TWO-STORY BRICK BUILDING THAT STANDS AS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF LATE VICTORIAN STYLE ARCHITECTURE. BUILT IN 1907-1908, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK COMBINES ELEMENTS OF THE ROMANESQUE REVIVAL WITH QUEEN ANNE DETAILS TO CREATE AN OPULENT VICTORIAN INFLUENCED RESOURCE. THE EXTERIOR FEATURES NUMEROUS PATTERNS AND TEXTURES, AND IS HIGHLIGHTED BY A TWO-STORY TURRET. SEVERAL CIRCA 1960 ALTERATIONS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REVERSED IN AN EFFORT TO RESTORE THE BUILDING TO ITS ORIGINAL SPLENDOR. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 6/4/01.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: COMMERCE/TRADE: FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Current Function: COMMERCE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: LATE VICTORIAN
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1907-08            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: 99 UNCOLLECTED
Date Prepared: 11/00