5 /5 Zar Baldearli: Not a review Of the current establishment per se, as it is of the history of the building they occupy.
This has not been a bank for more than 20 years.
This building is the only example of Beaux Arts Classicism in McKinney. Beaux Arts style is characterized by the large, grandiose use of the classical orders. The building uses Corinthian columns and has an enriched entablature with eagles. The parapet is crowned with a gold-leafed eagle with flagpole. This building was built in 1915.
The bank was originally housed for 43 years at 109 N. Kentucky St., on the opposite side of the square from this building. When this building was finished, the First National Bank moved here. The bank was founded in 1869 by Francis Emerson and remained in the family until it merged with Collin County National Bank in 1932. The Collin County Bank remained in the First National Bank Building until the bank constructed new facilities located at 222 N. Tennessee Street, which currently houses the City Hall of McKinney Texas. Collin County National Bank became Texas American Bank and moved into a new building located at 1700 Redbud Blvd in the late 1990’s. Today, the building at 110 N. Tennessee Street serves as a clothing store.
