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The First National Bank building has served as a centerpiece for downtown commerce in Rolla, MO since the 1930s. With Phelps County Bank, the building is still a source of regional financial services.
Apr 27, 2021 · The grandeur of Rolla’s golden age is today exemplified on Pine Street by the Phelps County Bank headquarters. The four-story building was commissioned at the end of the Roaring ’20s to house the Hotel Edwin Long and National Bank of Rolla. It was also once home to Route 66’s state ribbon cutting.
"The National Bank Building, in Rolla, Missouri is a four story masonry commercial building with Colonial Revival styling. It occupies the southeast corner of the intersection of Eighth and Pine Streets, in the downtown commercial center of Rolla.
The National Bank of Rolla Building was opened in March 1931 at 8th and Pine Streets in Rolla, Missouri, midway between St. Louis and Springfield. Because of its architectural character and its importance in the life of the city and history of U.S. Route 66, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Summary: The National Bank Building, in Rolla, Missouri is a four story masonry commercial building with Colonial Revival styling. It occupies the southeast corner of the intersection of Eighth and Pine Streets, in the downtown commercial center of Rolla. The "L" shaped building is set close to the street, directly on the sidewalk.
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Apr 27, 2021 · Rolla native Eugene Johnson of the St. Louis-based Johnson & Maacke architectural firm designed the National Bank of Rolla/Hotel Edwin Long building. Its Colonial Revival style includes many decorative features such these terra cotta urns.
'Cyrus H. Frost, David W. Malcolm, Joseph Campbell, Edmund Ward Bishop, A.S. Long, and others organized the National Bank of Rolla in 1871. (A historical marker located in Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri.)
