First National Bank (Greenville, South Carolina)

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]

First National Bank
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First National Bank, March 2012
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Location	102 S. Main St., Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°50′57″N 82°24′40″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1938 (1938)
Built by	Morris & McKoy
Architect	Trowbridge, Silas L.
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	89002152[1]
Added to NRHP	December 21, 1989

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]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "South Carolina's First National Bank". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
3. Judith T. Bainbridge (n.d.). "First National Bank" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
4. "First National Bank, Greenville County (102 S. Main St., Greenville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
5. "Carolina First Bank". US Bank Locations. Retrieved 28 July 2019.