First National Bank (New Cumberland, West Virginia)

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First National Bank-Graham Building
A downtown building in New Cumberland, West Virginia, that has served as, among other things, a funeral home and a hardware store LCCN2015632002.tif
The First National Bank-Graham Building in 2015
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Location100 N. Chester St.,
New Cumberland, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°29′54″N80°36′35″W / 40.49833°N 80.60972°W / 40.49833; -80.60972 Coordinates: 40°29′54″N80°36′35″W / 40.49833°N 80.60972°W / 40.49833; -80.60972
Arealess than one acre
Built1903
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No. 00001312 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 2000

The First National Bank is a historic commercial building located at New Cumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia. The building has also been known as the Graham Building and the Ross Building. It was built in 1903, and is a two-story, four bay blond brick building with an elevated basement. It features an elevated recessed corner entry with a Doric order column at the corner. It was originally occupied by the First National Bank, until it failed in 1927. For 61 years, from 1929 to 1990, the first floor space housed Graham's Department Store. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Jeanne Grimm (July 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First National Bank-Graham Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-30.