The First National Bank
Exterior photo taken in 2015, facing South Main Street. Note that “First National Bank” is engraved towards the top of the structure. Walter J. Cooper designed the bank in American Renaissance Revival style, adapted from Classical and Italian Renaissance styles, noticeably chiefly in its entryway ornamentation. Interestingly, the building maintains a terra cotta façade, unusual in southwestern Wyoming. Terra Cotta is also considered a fire-resistant material, its use bolstering a structure’s security against a potential fire over stone, which crumbles from heat after cooling. For many years this building lacked a tenant, hence the boards were placed behind the windows. Since 2019, renovations on the interior have occurred.
| Creator: Jasperdo | Source: “The First National Bank.” Jasperdo, July 19, 2015. Flickr – Creator: Jasperdo, publisher.