Statesville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Commercial National Bank
ca. 1903
| | 116 South Center Street | |
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
1. Commercial National Bank Marker
of Historic Places
Listed by the United States Department of the Interior, 1980
Statesville Commercial District
Historic Downtown Statesville
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
Location. 35° 47.035′ N, 80° 53.288′ W. Marker is in Statesville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is at the intersection of South Center Street (North Carolina Route 115) and Court Street, on the right when traveling south on South Center Street. The marker is under the portico to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 S Center Street, Statesville NC 28677, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wallace Building (a few steps from this marker); Iredell County War Mothers (within shouting distance of this marker); Student Sit In (within shouting distance of this marker); Iredell County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bristol Block (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Statesville in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); United Spanish American War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Iredell County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Statesville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Statesville in the Civil War (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. The building currently houses Carolina Landmark Realty and is a contributing building to the Statesville Commercial Historic District
Regarding Commercial National Bank. Excerpt
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
2. Front entrance to (former) Commercial National Bank. Marker is left of the door.
Narrow, two-story brick Neo-Classical Revival building with high rusticated granite foundation. Shallow two-story portico with paired Ionic columns and entablature with plain frieze and modillioned cornice forming triangular pediment. Modillioned cornice with parapet above continues around the building. Pilasters with Ionic capitals as found at corners and down the south side marking bays. Second story has round-arched windows with stone surrounds and acanthus keystones. Main entrance has Baroque pediment with finial topped by terra cotta (?) owl. First story has replacement windows, but retains granite lintels.
Around 1909 the Commercial National Bank was formed out of the Statesville Loan and Trust Co., becoming Statesville's second national bank. The bank failed in 1928, but then the Statesville Industrial Bank operated at this location from 1937 to 1966.
Also see . . . Statesville Commercial Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Form prepared by Laura A. W. Phillips Consultant for Survey and Planning Branch Archives and History, 1980 (Submitted on January 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
3. Former Commercial National Bank building, now home to Carolina Landmark Realty
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
