Grapevine in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Grapevine Home Bank

Photographed by Thomas Smith, March 6, 2022

1. Grapevine Home Bank Marker

Inscription.
Grapevine Home Bank has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
1992

Restored 1985 by Fred Goad, Henry Gaines & Dennis Voith

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1992.

Location. 32° 56.248′ N, 97° 4.71′ W. Marker is in Grapevine, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Worth Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 S Main St, Grapevine TX 76051, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Confectionery / City Drug Store (here, next to this marker); Lucas General Store & Undertakers (a few steps from this marker); E. M. Jenkins-Tate Building (a few steps from this marker); Grapevine Masonic Lodge #288 (a few steps from this marker); E. J. Lipscomb Dry Goods Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); First National Bank of Grapevine, Texas (within shouting distance of this marker); Tate Hardware Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Wood Automotive Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grapevine.

Regarding Grapevine Home Bank.

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In 1900, R.E. “Bob” Morrow and others organized the Grapevine National Bank. Morrow closed that bank at the end of 1918 and then established Grapevine Home Bank. In 1932, two friends of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker held up the bank at gunpoint and locked the bank officials in the vault. The robbers escaped to the countryside south of town with the money. Grapevine Justice of the Peace E.L. Jordan and two local merchants, Ed Davis and Gordon Tate, caught one robber with the money the same day. With the advent of banking regulations the following year, the bank went into voluntary liquidation on October 31, 1933, and each depositor was paid in full.
-from Grapevine Texas Historic Downtown Walking Tour

Photographed by Thomas Smith, March 6, 2022

2. Grapevine Home Bank Marker

Grapevine Home Bank Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 5, 2024

3. Grapevine Home Bank Building

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 915 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 3. submitted on April 15, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.