First National Bank (Greenville, South Carolina) Explained

First National Bank
Location:	102 S. Main St., Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates:	34.8492°N -82.4111°W
Architect:	Trowbridge, Silas L.
Builder:	Morris & McKoy
Architecture:	Art Deco
Added:	December 21, 1989
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	89002152

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,^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It currently houses a branch of TD Bank, N.A., which merged with Carolina First Bank in 2010.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: South Carolina's First National Bank . The Historical Marker Database . 28 July 2019.
2. Web site: Judith T. Bainbridge. First National Bank . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. pdf . 2014-08-01.
3. Web site: First National Bank, Greenville County (102 S. Main St., Greenville). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-08-01.
4. Web site: Carolina First Bank . US Bank Locations . 28 July 2019.