First National Bank of Greenville | |
Location | Main and S. Poplar Sts., Greenville, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 33°24′39″N 91°3′47″W / 33.41083°N 91.06306°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1903 |
Architect | Barber & Kluttz |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
Part of | Greenville Commercial Historic District ( ID97000235) |
NRHP reference No. | 78003195 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 30, 1978 |
Designated CP | October 10, 1997 |
The First National Bank of Greenville is a historic building in Greenville, Mississippi.
The building is located at 302 Main Street in Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi. [2] [3]
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]
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.