Marker Inscription
Directors of the First State Bank of Sterling City, the town's earliest financial institution, had this two-story brick commercial building constructed in 1910. It originally housed the State Hotel and the banking operation, which was acquired in 1926 by the First National Bank. Other offices that have been located here include those of doctors, the telephone company, post office and city hall. E. B. Butler also operated a drugstore here from 1926 to the 1960s. Businessmen associated with the site have included many of the prominent early leaders of the community.
About this site
State Hotel - First State Bank is a historical marker in Sterling City, Sterling County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Sterling County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 16 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8366, -100.9888 near Sterling City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sterling County Jail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sterling County, Concho, San Saba and Llano Valley Railroad Station, and Brown, R. P., Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5431005100. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
