First National Bank of Glendale - Glendale, Arizona
N 33° 32.300 W 112° 11.108
12S E 389963 N 3711597
An old bank ages gracefully.
Waymark Code: WM8ZF3
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2010
Views: 5
This structure was built in 1909 as the north half of the Hotchkiss building. It was a pool hall prior to 1918, when C. H. Tinker (Mayor 1918-20) purchased and remodeled it for his Security State Bank which he renamed The First National Bank of Glendale, when it became the city's first federally chartered bank. He added the terra cotta façade, the oldest in the Salt River Valley. It was a Valley National Bank Branch from 1924-48. From 1948-60 it was a Salt River Project office. It remains the best local example of its new-classical revival style and Glendale's only unaltered historic commercial facade.
Although the historical marker says it was built in 1909, the city website states that it was built in 1918. The city also refers to it as the Beaux-arts style of architecture.
Address:
6838 N. 58th Drive
Glendale AZ 85301
United States of America
Year: 1909
Website: [Web Link]
Current Use of Building: Lawyer offices
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