The Bank Building

The Denton County National Bank Building, 100 N. Locust, highlights the commercial heart of Denton. The bank was built in 1913 with concrete, stone, decorative columns and marble. In 1937, as Denton was beginning to emerge from the Great Depression, it was remodeled. The exterior was restored and the interior remodeled. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now commercially shared by several small businesses from video game developers to attorneys.

Text from the Denton Record Chronicle announcement from March 1914:

Denton County bank moves into new building

The Denton County National Bank moved into its new quarters Wednesday night and now occupies what is declared to be one of the handsomest Bank buildings in the state. The removal was effected with little difficulty, everything in the fixtures being new and necessitating the moving only of the valuable papers, bank supplies and the like.

Built in the classical style the building covers a ground space of 26 feet 10 1/2 inches by 74 feet, 5 inches. Its two-stories are 45 feet above the ground, with a commodious semi-basement which extends several feet above the ground. Limestone quarried from Johnston County, Oklahoma, is the material from which the building is built and gives a handsome effect.

The interiors are of imported French marble with mahogany woodwork and brushed brass railings and gratings.

The result of the work is very satisfactory, both to the architect, George Burnett of Waco, and to the contractor, Whitlock & Co. of Denton.

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