First National Bank No. 2

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Title

First National Bank No. 2

Alternative Title

First National Bank No. 2

Subject

Banks and banking--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Sanford (Fla.)

Description

Former First National Bank No. 2 , located at 101 East First Street in Sanford, Florida. Also known as Sanford's first skyscraper, the building was designed by Mowbray & Uffinger of New York. Construction began in 1922 using steel, limestone, brick, and tile. A major reason why masonry and steel was used in the construction of the building was in response to a fire that occurred in Sanford in 1887. Originating from a bakery in downtown, many of the surrounding buildings were destroyed because they were constructed out of wood. After the fire, commercial buildings were constructed either with bricks or masonry. The First National Bank remained in the building until 1929. The building has served as a home for several banks since 1938.

Creator

Smith, Austin

Source

Original color digital images by Austin Smith, December 19, 2010.

Date Created

2010-12-19

Is Part Of

Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpeg

Extent

216 KB
1.91 MB

Medium

2 color digital images

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Sanford, Florida

Spatial Coverage

28.81164, -81.267736

Temporal Coverage

1922-01-01/2010-12-19

Accrual Method

Item Creation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Austin Smith and owned by RICHES of Central Florida.

Contributing Project

Curator

Smith, Austin
Vickers, Savannah

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

Robison, Jim. "1887 Fire Changed Sanford." The Orlando Sentinel, July 26, 1990. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-07-26/news/9007260395_1_sanford-first-national-bank-brick-building.
Sanford Historic Preservation Board. "The Sanford Historic Preservation Board Presents The Sanford Historic Downtown Walking Tour." City of Sanford, Florida. 2009. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 color digital image

Collection

Citation

Smith, Austin, “First National Bank No. 2,” RICHES, accessed October 15, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/763.

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