First National Bank (Roanoke, Virginia)

First National Bank
First National Bank, June 2010
Location 101 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates 37°16′20″N 79°56′28″W / 37.27222°N 79.94111°WCoordinates: 37°16′20″N 79°56′28″W / 37.27222°N 79.94111°W
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1910
Architect Pebbles, John Kevan
Architectural style French Renaissance
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 82004591[1]
VLR # 128-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 14, 1982
Designated VLR February 16, 1982[2]

First National Bank, also known as People's Federal Building and Liberty Trust Co., is a historic bank and office building located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1910, and is a seven-story, granite and buff-colored brick building in the French Renaissance style. It features a Roman Ionic columned main entrance and Doric columns in the main banking hall derived from the Temple of Apollo at Delos.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First National Bank". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo