Title

Old San Antonio National Bank Building

Alternative Title

Old First National Bank

Creator

Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz (American architect, 1853-1921)

City

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Address

239 East Commerce Street, San Antonio

GPS

29° 25.463′ N, 98° 29.42′ W

Country

United States

Date Created

1886

Century

19th Century

Classification

Architecture and City Planning

Building Type

banks

financial institutions

commercial buildings

Style/Period

Spanish Colonial Revival

Mission Style

Cultural Context

American

Materials

Brick, Stone

Description

Exterior, Entrace to Bank

This structure was built to house the San Antonio National Bank, organized by George W. Brackenridge and others in 1866 as the first federally chartered banking institution in the city. Cyrus L.W. Eidlitz, A New York architect, designed the building using limestone mined from area Quarries. Completed in 1886, it served as the fourth structure for the bank. The victorian design features moorish arches, ornate ironwork, and a decorative southeast corner tower. The bank occupied the facility until 1970. - https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/5029003804/print

Source

Texas Tech University College of Architecture

Rights Holder

Texas Tech University

Access Rights

Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

creator

Eidlitz, Cyrus Lazelle Warner

Item sets

Texas Tech University College of Architecture Collection

Media

https://www.myweb.ttu.edu/saschuma/Lubbock1021.jpg

Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz (American architect, 1853-1921), “Old San Antonio National Bank Building”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 29, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/20613