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National Bank Building 1926
Corsicana's "Eight-story Skyscaper"
C.D. Hill and Co., Architects in association with H.O. Blanding
This handsome building is one of the most colorful of its type due
to the extensive use of terra-cotta. Only two facades are faced, however, in anticipation
of neighboring buildings that never materialized. The overall look is similar
to the Petroleum Building fraterity of buildings in Midland, Big Spring, and the
beautiful white Gothic Norwood building in Austin. Although
it is only 8 storys tall, it's imposing elegance and dominance of the Corsicana
skyline make it worthy of the name skyscaper. Viewed in the glow of the setting
sun, the building sometimes looks like a wedding cake with a buttery icing.
©
John Troesser
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