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First National Bank (Greenville, South Carolina)

Coordinates: 34°50′57″N 82°24′40″W / 34.84917°N 82.41111°W / 34.84917; -82.41111
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First National Bank
First National Bank, March 2012
First National Bank (Greenville, South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
First National Bank (Greenville, South Carolina)
First National Bank (Greenville, South Carolina) is located in the United States
First National Bank (Greenville, South Carolina)
Location102 S. Main St., Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates34°50′57″N 82°24′40″W / 34.84917°N 82.41111°W / 34.84917; -82.41111
Arealess than one acre
Built1938 (1938)
Built byMorris & McKoy
ArchitectTrowbridge, Silas L.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.89002152[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 21, 1989

First National Bank, also known as Carolina First Bank, is a historic bank building located at Greenville, South Carolina. Designed by architect Silas L. Trowbridge of Atlanta, Georgia,[2] it was built in 1938, and is a 2 1/2-story, sandstone sheathed steel frame Art Deco building. The building was enlarged in 1952. The building features a polished black granite door frame and base, a geometric-patterned cornice and a frieze band, stylized sunburst aluminum grill work, and fluted aluminum pilasters topped with stylized aluminum eagles.[3][4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It currently houses a branch of TD Bank, N.A., which merged with Carolina First Bank in 2010.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "South Carolina's First National Bank". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ Judith T. Bainbridge (n.d.). "First National Bank" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  4. ^ "First National Bank, Greenville County (102 S. Main St., Greenville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  5. ^ "Carolina First Bank". US Bank Locations. Retrieved 28 July 2019.