First National Bank (Roanoke, Virginia)

First National Bank
First National Bank, June 2010
Location 101 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates 37°16′20″N 79°56′28″W / 37.27222°N 79.94111°W / 37.27222; -79.94111Coordinates: 37°16′20″N 79°56′28″W / 37.27222°N 79.94111°W / 37.27222; -79.94111
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1910 (1910)
Architect Pebbles, John Kevan
Architectural style French Renaissance
NRHP Reference # 82004591[1]
VLR # 128-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 14, 1982
Designated VLR February 16, 1982[2]

First National Bank, also known as People's Federal Building and Liberty Trust Co., is a historic bank and office building located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1910, and is a seven-story, granite and buff-colored brick building in the French Renaissance style. It features a Roman Ionic columned main entrance and Doric columns in the main banking hall derived from the Temple of Apollo at Delos.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First National Bank" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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