Early Bank Building

A typical late 19th Century Texas commercial building, with cast iron front and pressed tin ornamentation. Erected for bank developed in mercantile store of W.E. Mayes (1837-1915). To aid his customers, Mayes in 1880s took care of cash and currency, issued loans and credit; in 1891 sold this business to First National Bank of Crockett, which he and H.F. Moore were organizing. This structure, built 1893-94, was sold 1954 to Mary Aldrich, abstractor. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1972

Early Bank Building is a historical marker in Crockett, Houston County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 183 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 349 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.3176, -95.4568 near Crockett. The nearest cataloged historic site is Houston County Courthouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Patton-Buchanan Building, Site of R. E. McConnell Property, and Miller-Spinks-Mayes Property.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225011096. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.