Old San Antonio National Bank Building

This structure was built to house the San Antonio National Bank, organized by George W. Brackenridge and others in 1866 as the first federally chartered banking institution in the city. Cyrus L.W. Eidlitz, A New York architect, designed the building using limestone mined from area Quarries. Completed in 1886, it served as the fourth structure for the bank. The victorian design features moorish arches, ornate ironwork, and a decorative southeast corner tower. The bank occupied the facility until 1970.

Old San Antonio National Bank Building is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.4244, -98.4904 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is First National Bank of San Antonio (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include San Antonio Loan and Trust Building, Aztec Theater, and Staacke Brothers Building.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029003804. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.