National Register Record for FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY BUILDING

Historic Name: FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY BUILDING
Current Name: SAME
Address: SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DOWNTOWN SQUARE
City: PERRY            County: NOBLE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST BUILDING IN PERRY IS A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF ECLECTIC AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE, REFLECTING IN ITS VIGOROUS DESIGN AN APPRECIATION OF CLASSICAL MOTIFS, BUT ALSO A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR RIGID ARCHITECTURAL CONVENTIONS. IT WAS DESIGNED BY THE FIRST ARCHITECT TO PRACTICE IN OKLAHOMA, JOSEPH P. FOUCART. THE FRONT FACADE IS ACCENTED WITH WHITE STONE, WOODEN COLUMNS, AND TOWERS. A HORSESHOE WINDOW OF STONE BORDERED BY RED BRICK AND A NARROW DOOR SUPPORTED BY WOODEN COLUMNS ARE THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. TURRET-LIKE STRUCTURES ARE VISIBLE ON THE ROOF. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 5/16/1979.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: COMMERCE / TRADE: FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Current Function: COMMERCE / TRADE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: OTHER (AMERICAN ECLECTIC)
Architect: FOUCART, JOSEPH P.
Year Built: 1902            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: INTERVIEWS: DR. F. MARBURGER - 6/27/1978, GLENDA MILTASCH - 6/27/1978, MILLY HIGHFILL - 6/27/1978, SAM HENDERSON - 6/27/1978
Date Prepared: 9/1978