National Register Record for FIRST NATIONAL BANK

Historic Name: FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Current Name: 100TH MERIDIAN MUSEUM
Address: 101 SOUTH MAIN STREET
City: ERICK            County: BECKHAM
Section: 32           Township: 9N           Range: 25W          
Description of significance: LOCATED ON THE MOST PROMINENT CORNER OF THIS ROUTE 66 TOWN, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING HAS LONG PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LIFE OF THE TOWN OF ERICK. A TWO-STORY BUILDING WITH DECORATIVE PARAPET AND A CANTED ENTRY, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK EXHIBITS DETAILING THAT REPRESENTS THE LAST GASP OF VICTORIAN OPPULENCE. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 12/11/79.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Current Function: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: COMMERCE
Architectural Style: COMMERCIAL STYLE
Architect: None
Year Built: 1907            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: NEWSPAPER FILES OF THE BECKHAM COUNTY DEMOCRAT, NOW THE ERICK DEMOCRAT. MATERIALS SEARCHED BY THE 100TH MERIDIAN MUSEUM. PERSONAL INTERVIEWS OF OLDTIMERS IDENTIFIED WITH THE BANK.
Date Prepared: 1978