First City Building

	First Security National Bank
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	First Security Bank building in 2011
	First Security National Bank First Security National Bank
Location	505 Orleans St.,; Beaumont, Texas
Coordinates	30°4′57″N 94°5′55″W / 30.08250°N 94.09861°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1962
Architect	Llewellyn W. Pitts
Architectural style	Modern movement
Part of	Beaumont Commercial District (ID07000892)
Designated CP	March 4, 2008

The First City Building was built in 1962 for the First Security National Bank. The five-story building was built by renowned architect L.W. Pitts and built in the modernism style. It is known for its facade of cast concrete, sculpted by Beaumont artist Herring Coe, designed to reflect the sun and reduce cooling costs. The building is used as offices today.^[2]^[3]

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Main lobby.
Banking lobby.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ http://beaumontmainstreet.com/econdev_property.php#firstcity%7C Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Beaumont Main Street listing
^ Emporis.com^[usurped]| Emporis Building Information

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[2] ttp://beaumontmainstreet.com/econdev_property.php#firstcity%7C Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Beaumont Main Street listing

[3] Emporis.com^[usurped]| Emporis Building Information

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First Security National Bank
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

First Security Bank building in 2011
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Location	505 Orleans St., Beaumont, Texas
Coordinates	30°4′57″N 94°5′55″W / 30.08250°N 94.09861°W / 30.08250; -94.09861
Area	less than one acre
Built	1962 (1962)
Architect	Llewellyn W. Pitts
Architectural style	Modern movement
Part of	Beaumont Commercial District (ID07000892^[1])
Designated CP	March 4, 2008