State National Bank (El Paso, Texas) Explained

State National Bank
Coordinates:31.7575°N -106.4875°W
Built:1921
Architecture:Second Renaissance Revival
Added:September 24, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost TR
Refnum:80004114

The State National Bank is a historic building in El Paso, Texas. It was built in 1921 for the State National Bank, El Paso's oldest bank founded four decades earlier.[1] It was built on the site of a former building for the same bank completed in 1881, which was El Paso's "first real building."[2] The 1921 building was designed by Trost & Trost, and its construction cost $165,000.[1] With "the latest technological developments", it cost $250,000.[3] The interior was a single lofty room with roof supported by steel girders that eliminated need for interior columns.[3] The bank moved into the building in January 1922.[1] It was expanded by renting adjacent property 10 years later, which was annexed permanently in 1942. It was further expanded to the south in 1948.[3]

The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 24, 1980.

Notes and References

  1. News: State National Bank Moves Into $165,000 Home Monday; Has Laundered Air System . February 10, 2019 . El Paso Times . January 29, 1922. 6. Newspapers.com. registration .
  2. News: Man Who Came Here 42 Years Ago Tells of El Paso's Rapid Growth; Recalls the Days of Franklin . February 10, 2019 . El Paso Herald . October 20, 1922. 7. Newspapers.com. registration .
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: State National Bank . Texas Historical Commission . Linda C. Flory . Carol Kennedy . March 7, 1980 . February 5, 2019. (Excerpt from Commercial Structures of El Paso by Henry C. Trost Thematic Resources document.) Includes two photos from 1979 and 1980.