First National Bank, Bank building in Columbia, United States.
The First National Bank, also called the National Loan and Exchange Bank Addition, is a two-story stone-faced Neoclassical building from about 1924. A two-story central section is flanked by one-story wings, and the front façade carries four monumental three-quarter detached Doric columns.
The First National Bank was built about 1924 in Columbia, South Carolina, as a two-story stone-faced Neoclassical building with one-story wings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The building is also known as the National Loan and Exchange Bank Addition.
The building's name recalls two institutions: it is also known as the National Loan and Exchange Bank Addition, reflecting a later phase of use. Its 1924 Neoclassical design, with a two-story central block and one-story wings, follows the temple-front convention that American banks of the period used to project stability.
The building is located on Main Street and is registered as a historic place at the national level. It serves as an easy reference point when exploring the town's other historical structures nearby.
The building is also known as the National Loan and Exchange Bank Addition, a name that records a later phase of the bank's use. Its 1980 listing in the National Register of Historic Places protects the stone façade and the four Doric columns.
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