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First National Bank of Greenville

Coordinates: 33°24′39″N 91°3′47″W / 33.41083°N 91.06306°W / 33.41083; -91.06306
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First National Bank of Greenville
First National Bank of Greenville is located in Mississippi
First National Bank of Greenville
First National Bank of Greenville is located in the United States
First National Bank of Greenville
LocationMain and S. Poplar Sts., Greenville, Mississippi
Coordinates33°24′39″N 91°3′47″W / 33.41083°N 91.06306°W / 33.41083; -91.06306
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
ArchitectBarber & Kluttz
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofGreenville Commercial Historic District (ID97000235)
NRHP reference No.78003195[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1978
Designated CPOctober 10, 1997

The First National Bank of Greenville is a historic building in Greenville, Mississippi.

Location

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The building is located at 302 Main Street in Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi.[2][3]

History

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It was built in 1903 as the headquarters of the first bank chartered by the United States federal government in Washington County, Mississippi.[2] It was designed in the Neoclassical architectural style by Knoxville, Tennessee architects Barber & Kluttz.[3][4] It was established by James E. Negus, Jr., a Civil War veteran who had served in the Union Army and moved to Mississippi in 1870.[2][3]

It is now used as a public building for the Greenville Municipal Court.[2][3]

Heritage significance

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It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 30, 1978.[4]

It was listed again on the National Register in 1997 as a contributing building in the Greenville Commercial Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Jim Fraiser, The Majesty of the Mississippi Delta, Pelican Publishing, 2002, p. 50 [1]
  3. ^ a b c d Visit Greenville: Architecture, Streets & Antebellum Homes
  4. ^ a b William C. Alien; Clinton Bagley (October 1, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: First National Bank of Greenville" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 6, 2014. Photos