217-233 Central Ave., NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico. County/parish: Bernalillo.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 02, 1979. NRIS 79003127.
1 contributing building.
The First National Bank Building is a historic building in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the former headquarters of the First National Bank of Albuquerque. The nine-story building was completed in 1923 and was considered the city's first skyscraper with an overall height of 141 feet (43 m). It remained the tallest building in the city until 1954, when it was surpassed by the Simms Building.
The building was designed by Henry C. Trost of the Trost & Trost firm, who was also responsible for several other nearby structures including the Rosenwald Building, Occidental Life Building, and Sunshine Building. It was listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1978 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77847102