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Farmers and Mechanics Bank Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Farmers and Mechanics Building in 2016
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank (Fort Worth)Show map of TexasFarmers and Mechanics National Bank (Fort Worth)Show map of the United States
Location	714 Main St., Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates	32°45′10″N 97°19′49″W / 32.75278°N 97.33028°W / 32.75278; -97.33028
Area	less than one acre
Built	1921 (1921)
Architect	Sanguinet & Staats, et al.
Architectural style	Early Commercial
NRHP reference No.	12001004
Added to NRHP	December 4, 2012

The Farmers and Mechanics National Bank is located at 714 Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas, at the corner of Main and Seventh streets. The building now the home of the Kimpton Harper Hotel.

Designed in the Chicago Style the building was constructed in 1921. It was designed by the prominent architectural firm Sanguinet and Staats. The building was constructed during a time when Fort Worth was experiencing tremendous growth as a result of the oil and cattle industry. It remained the tallest building in Fort Worth until 1957. The building was vacant from 1997 until 2007 when XTO purchased the building and started renovations.

It has also been known as Fort Worth National Bank; Continental Life; Transport Life; A. Davis Men's, and 714 Main.

It is a three-part vertical block building.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Take a peek at new hotel coming to Downtown Fort Worth". Fort Worth Business Press. November 12, 2020.
3. "Kimpton Harper Hotel | Downtown Fort Worth". www.dfwi.org. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
4. ^ Anya McDougall; Marsha Prior (May 22, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Farmers and Mechanics National Bank". National Archives. Retrieved April 20, 2018. Downloading may be slow.

External links

• Architecture in Fort Worth: 714 Main

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