Longview in Gregg County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Everett Building

Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, December 6, 2025

1. Everett Building Marker

Inscription.

Built in 1910 to house the Citizens National Bank, this structure is the only example of classical revival commercial architecture in Longview. Designed by noted architect and educator Samuel J. Blocker, the Everett Building was constructed by Gladewater and Longview businessman and civic leader Lafayette Johnson Everett. Outstanding features of the building include its rounded bay and recessed main entrance. through the years, the Everett Building has housed numerous banks and professional offices and is part of the heritage of Longview's business community.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9948.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 32° 29.721′ N, 94° 44.297′ W. Marker is in Longview, Texas, in Gregg County. It is at the intersection of North Fredonia Street and East Bank Street, on the right when traveling north on North Fredonia Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 214 North Fredonia Street, Longview TX 75601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Banking — The Final Ingredient (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Dalton Gang's Last Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); From Subsistence to Cash Crops (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gregg County Confederate Soldiers Monument (about 400 feet away); The Courthouses of Gregg County (about 400 feet away); Then Came the Railroad (about 400 feet away); O. H. Methvin, Sr. (about 400 feet away); First Came the Railroad (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Longview.

Also see . . . History of the Everett Building. (Submitted on September 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 17, 2015

2. Everett Building Marker

Everett Building restoration tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 6, 2020

3. Everett Building restoration tablet

Everett Building NRHP 1979 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 6, 2020

4. Everett Building NRHP 1979 Marker

Everett Building - Old Citizens National Bank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 17, 2015

5. Everett Building - Old Citizens National Bank

Everett Building - Now the Gregg County Historical Society. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 17, 2015

6. Everett Building - Now the Gregg County Historical Society.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 6, 2020

7. Everett Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 811 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 24, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2. submitted on September 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3, 4. submitted on January 1, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 5, 6. submitted on September 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 7. submitted on January 1, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.