Denton County National Bank - Denton County Courthouse Square Historic District - Denton, TX
N 33° 12.877 W 097° 07.947
14S E 674047 N 3676634
Built in 1913, the old Denton County National Bank building is located at 101 N Locust Street, and is a contributing building to the Denton County Courthouse Square Historic District. Today, the building is used as commercial office space.
Waymark Code: WMRJEW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2016
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The registration form (see optional link) for the Denton County Courthouse Square Historic District provides some background on this building:
"Built in 1913 as the second location for the Denton County National Bank, this was the last of the three banks to be chartered in Denton (1892) and was the only one to remain open after the Depression. Typical of bank buildings for the period, it utilizes a marble veneer, monumental columns and a Classical vocabulary to exhibit a feeling of strength and trust in its assets. An outstanding example of the "temple front" type of commercial building as defined by Richard Longstreth, the building retains a high degree of integrity. The back part of this building is a three story, brick building originally constructed in 1892 to house a dry goods store and offices. Soon after 1913, it was acquired by the bank and remodeled as an annex to the bank building fronting on Locust Street. Entry into the rear building is through the bank building.
The building received interior modifications in 1937 after it was sold for use as an office building. The Stewart Title Company occupied the building for many years. It was restored in 1996 with slight modifications made to its exterior. The replacement of glass with anodized frames received approval from the Texas Historical Commission as the original fenestration pattern and window configuration was carefully retained. In 1998, the City of Denton leased part of the building for their Main Street Program.
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They note, earlier in the document, that those replacement windows are energy-efficient, helping to usher the bank into the 21st century.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Denton County Courthouse Square Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
Address:
101 N Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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