City National Bank Building, Historic bank building in Downtown Miami, United States

The City National Bank Building at 121 Southeast 1st Street is eleven stories tall and features classical commercial architecture with detailed stonework throughout. The structure combines traditional building materials with functional spaces typical of banks from this era.

Construction was completed shortly before the 1926 Miami hurricane, which ended the early-1920s real estate boom in Miami. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1989. In 2012 it was sold and renovated to become the boutique Langford Hotel.

The building's name comes from the City National Bank, which occupied it before the 1926 hurricane ended Miami's early-1920s land boom. Since 2012 the former banking hall has served as the Langford Hotel, named after the building's other identity, the Langford Building. Guests now pass through spaces built for tellers and vaults.

The building is located in central Downtown Miami and is accessible through multiple public transportation options and walking paths. Visitors can easily explore the exterior on foot since it sits in an active business district.

The building's later name, the Langford, comes from the 2012 conversion into a boutique hotel, when it was sold and renovated. Before that, film producer Louis B. Mayer owned the building from 1952 until his death in 1959, a Hollywood link that sits oddly beside its banking past.