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First National Bank Building, at 711 Houston St. in Fort Worth, Texas, was built in 1910. It was designed by Sanguinet & Staats with Wyatt C. Hedrick. It has also been known as Baker Building and as Bob R. Simpson Building.
It is an 11-story three-part vertical commercial block skyscraper building. It was designed by Fort Worth-based Sanguinet & Staats and built in 1910 with width of 3 bays upon Houston Street and 7 bays upon Seventh Street. It was expanded to 7 bays wide on Houston in 1926, following designs of Wyatt C. Hedrick.
Its design includes elements of Beaux-Arts style, in its architectural omamentation.
Video First National Bank Building (Fort Worth, Texas)
See also
- Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, nearby, also designed by Sanguinet & Staats.
Maps First National Bank Building (Fort Worth, Texas)
References
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