1910 - First State Bank - Lewisville, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 02.773 W 096° 59.662
14S E 687276 N 3658198
Built in 1910, the old First State Bank building is located at 102 W Main St, Lewisville, TX. Today, it is used for commercial purposes.
Waymark Code: WMVEXM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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In Robin-Cole Jett's "Lewisville" entry in Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series, there are a few photos to be seen of the bank during the heyday of what is now called Old Town Lewisville. The bank was founded by J.W. Degan, and stood next to a cotton gin. Farmers would process their cotton at the gin, and then be given script that they would "cash" at the bank. This dubious practice was common at the time, and required the bearer to redeem their bank-issued IOUs only at businesses that accepted them.

A block on the second floor reads "KP No. 319", suggesting that the Knights of Pythias met here at one time, but there does not appear to be any good reading available as to the details.

"Lewisville" has a 1950s photo, noting that this intersection was the site of Lewisville's first traffic light, and a photo from the 1980s indicates that the bank building was empty at that time. That is no longer the case, as interest in Old Town Lewisville continues and the hustle and bustle increases with continued development.

Year of construction: 1910

Full inscription:
1910


Cross-listed waymark: Not listed

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