First National Bank | |
![]() First National Bank, March 2012 | |
Location | 102 S. Main St., Greenville, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°50′57″N82°24′40″W / 34.84917°N 82.41111°W Coordinates: 34°50′57″N82°24′40″W / 34.84917°N 82.41111°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1938 |
Built by | Morris & McKoy |
Architect | Trowbridge, Silas L. |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 89002152 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 21, 1989 |
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] It currently houses a branch of TD Bank, N.A., which merged with Carolina First Bank in 2010. [5]
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