Marker Inscription
Entrepreneur Francis Emerson (1815-1905) founded a McKinney banking firm in 1869, which developed into the First National Bank in 1882. First National bought this site in 1912 and built this classical revival style building. Glazed bricks and massive columns support classical details of cast stone and a gilded eagle. Collin County National Bank, founded in 1883, occupied the building from 1935 to 1958. First Savings and Loan Association officed here from 1958 to 1973. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986
About this site
First National Bank Building is a historical marker in McKinney, Collin County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 186 historical markers documented in Collin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 319 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1976, -96.6149 near McKinney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Collin County Courthouse, Old (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Collin County Courthouse (1874), Collin County, and 1927 Collin County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5085006153. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
