Plano National Bank - Plano, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 33° 01.182 W 096° 42.040
14S E 714769 N 3655819
The Plano National Bank, established in 1887 as the town’s first bank, opened on the lower floor of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Waymark Code: WM104ZE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2019
Views: 1
NRHP Nomination Form" That building was destroyed in the great fire of 1895. A new building, again jointly occupied by the bank and the lodge, was constructed on the same site. The bank was the victim of three robberies; one occurred on December 10, 1893, another on February 29, 1920 which resulted in the fatal shooting of a night watchman, and again on September 15, 1927. On December 31, 1930, the Plano National Bank merged with the Farmers National Bank. A new bank, First National Bank opened in the building on January 2, 1931. First National Bank remained in this building until 1952, likely lured out of the district in response to Plano’s suburban growth. The IOOF lodge remained there until it was dissolved in 1982. In 1958, the building was sold to A. R. Schell. Schell had served as Plano’s mayor from 1932-1948, the longest term of any mayor in the city’s history. A. R. Schell and Son Agency continues to occupy the building."