First National Bank Building (Gastonia, North Carolina)

First National Bank Building
Location 168-170 W. Main Ave., Gastonia, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°15′49″N 81°10′59″W / 35.26361°N 81.18306°W / 35.26361; -81.18306Coordinates: 35°15′49″N 81°10′59″W / 35.26361°N 81.18306°W / 35.26361; -81.18306
Area less than one acre
Built 1916 (1916)-1917
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 86000302[1]
Added to NRHP February 20, 1986

First National Bank Building, also known as the Lawyers Building, is a historic office building located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was designed by Wilson & Sompayrac and built in 1916-1917. It is a seven-story, rectangular, Classical Revival style steel frame building. It is sheathed in cream-colored brick with limestone and terra cotta trim.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is located in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Thomas W. Hanchett and Joseph Schuchman (September 1985). "First National Bank Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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