First National Bank Building (Fort Worth, Texas)

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.[1]

First National Bank Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First National Bank Building in 2017
First National Bank Building First National Bank Building
Location	711 Houston St., Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates	32°45′16″N 97°19′50″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1910
Architect	Sanguinet & Staats, Wyatt C. Hedrick
Architectural style	Skyscraper
NRHP reference No.	09000981[1]
Added to NRHP	December 3, 2009

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.[2]

Its design includes elements of Beaux-Arts style, in its architectural omamentation.[2]

Postcard of the First National Bank Building, 1910

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First National Bank Building / : Baker Building, Bob R. Simpson Building". National Archives. Retrieved April 20, 2018. Downloading may be slow.

External links

• Architecture in Fort Worth: Bob R. Simpson Building