Main Plaza Building - Main and Military Plazas Historic District - San Antonio, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 25.492 W 098° 29.632
14R E 549094 N 3255165
Old Frost Bank circa 1922. Constructed on the site of the original (1867) Frost & Bros, location, this is a twelve story commercial style structure with neoclassical elements.
Waymark Code: WMX5GF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
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Texas Historic Sites Atlas

Contractor for the bank and office building was J.P. Haynes. Coin motifs are repeated throughout, as well as ram's head and hoof motifs symbolic of Col, Tom Frost's wool business from which the banking concern developed.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Main and Military Plazas Historic District

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Address:
103 S. Main San Antonio, TX

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