First National Bank (Greenville, South Carolina)

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First National Bank
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First National Bank, March 2012
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Location102 S. Main St., Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°50′57″N82°24′40″W / 34.84917°N 82.41111°W / 34.84917; -82.41111
Arealess than one acre
Built1938 (1938)
Built byMorris & McKoy
ArchitectTrowbridge, Silas L.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No. 89002152 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 21, 1989

First National Bank, also known as Carolina First Bank, is a historic bank building located at Greenville, South Carolina. Designed by architect Silas L. Trowbridge of Atlanta, Georgia, [2] it was built in 1938, and is a 2 1/2-story, sandstone sheathed steel frame Art Deco building. The building was enlarged in 1952. The building features a polished black granite door frame and base, a geometric-patterned cornice and a frieze band, stylized sunburst aluminum grill work, and fluted aluminum pilasters topped with stylized aluminum eagles. [3] [4]

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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References

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  2. "South Carolina's First National Bank". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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