First federally chartered bank of Glendale, Arizona
N 33° 32.300 W 112° 11.108
12S E 389963 N 3711597
The city of Glendale has 2 firsts with their old banks. This is the first federally chartered bank for Glendale, Arizona.
Waymark Code: WM921N
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2010
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First National Bank of Glendale - Glendale, Arizona
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.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1918
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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