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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM " '***""****• <*«>aw« 1. Name of Property FIRST NATIONAL BANK-GRAHAM BUILDING " |j| historic name First National Bank-Graham Building 1 OCT - 5 2000 i other names/site number Ross Building i ! PI! AT ? c* \i f s ^cr^i * - ~' J> 2. Location & EDUCATION NATIONAL PARK SPRV^p street & number 1 QQ North Chester Street Not for publication N/A city or town New Cumberland Vicinity N/A state WV code 029 county Hancock zip code 26047 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this x nomination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property __x__ meets __ does not meet the NationaLRegister Criteria. I reCyGmjnend that this property be considered significant __ nationally statewijae _x _ locally. of certifying official ' Date State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property __ meets __ does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau First National Bank-Graham Building Hancock County, WV Name of Property County, State 4. Na/ional Park Service Certification I, hereby certify that this property is: \J entered in the National Register }l-L __ See continuation sheet. __ determined eligible for the National Register __ See continuation sheet. __ determined not eligible for the National Register _ removed from the National Register _ other (explain): ___________ Signature of Keeper Date of Action 5. Classification Ownership of Property X private __ public-local __ public-State __ public-Federal Category of Property X building(s) __ district __site __ structure __ object Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing 1 ___ buildings ___ ___ sites ___ ___ structures ___ ___ objects __1_ 0 Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register Q Name of related multiple property listing N/A First National Bank-Graham Building Hancock CountyT WV Name of Property County, State 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Cat: COMMERCE/TRADE_____ Sub: financial institution, professional, business, department store GOVERNMENT________ post office, government office HEALTH CARE_________ medical business/office Current Functions Cat: COMMERCE/TRADE Sub: Business 7. Description Architectural Classification LATE 1QTH AND EARLY 20TH CENT! TRY: Commercial style Materials foundation Brick roof Rolled Asphalt walls Brick other Narrative Description (See continuation sheets) 8. Statement of Significance (see continuation sheets) Applicable National Register Criteria _X. A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. __ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. First National Bank-Graham Building Hancock County, WV Name of Property County, State Criteria Considerations __ a owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. __ b removed from its original location. __ c a birthplace or a grave. __ d a cemetery. __ e a reconstructed building, object, or structure. __ f a commemorative property. __ g less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Areas of Significance Comm erce/trade Architecture Period of Significance 1903-1950 Significant Dates 1903 1927 1929 Significant Person N/A Cultural Affiliation N/A Architect/Builder NZA 9. Major Bibliographical References (See continuation sheets) Previous documentation on file (NPS) __ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested. __ previously listed in the National Register __ previously determined eligible by the National Register __ designated a National Historic Landmark __ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # ______ __ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Primary Location of Additional Data __ State Historic Preservation Office __ Other State agency __ Federal agency __ Local government __ University __ Other Name of repository: ____________________ First National Bank-Graham Building Hancock CountyT WV Name of Property County, State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 1 II of an acre UTM References Weirton Quad Map, West Virginia - Ohio, 7.5 minute, 1968, Rev. 1984 Zone Easting Northing 17 533060 4482940 Verbal Boundary Description (See continuation sheet) Boundary Justification (See continuation sheet) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Jeanne Grimm, History Consultant organization GranJean Research & Consulting date 7/5/2QQQ street & number P.O. 4266 telephone 304-599-0221 city or town Morgantown state WV zip code 26504 Property Owner name William T. (Bill) Ross street & number P.O. Box 729, 100 N. Chester Street telephone 304-564-44077 Fax 304-564-5691 city or town New Cumberland state WV zip code 26047 NFS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Page 1 First National Bank -Graham Building Hancock County, West Virginia Architectural Description The First National Bank Building is a handsome two-story early 20th century commercial building located in the heart of downtown New Cumberland on the northeast comer of Madison and Chester Streets. Chester Street is West Virginia Route 2 and runs north and south along the Ohio River. The building is two blocks from the Ohio River. Exterior The two-story four bay blond brick building has an elevated recessed comer entry with a Doric column at the corner resting on a square pedestal on the top step. The double leaf panel entrance doors are flanked by sidelights and headed by a transom, all of which are original. The building has a flat roof. The west, south and east facades have a parapet wall at the roof line. The ends of the step portion of the parapets meet the vertical lines of four plain brick pilasters. This breaks the facades with a line of windows (six on the west and east facades and three on the south) under the higher section of the parapet wall and inside the pilasters, and one window to the outside of the pilasters. The elevated basement level of the building has five small fixed windows in recessed wells on the west facade. Entry to the basement is down a set of cement steps parallel to the south facade of the building to a panel door with a stone lintel. The stairwell has an iron pipe railing at the sidewalk level that is extended from the steps up to the 1st floor entry. One 1/1 double-hung window that extends above and below the sidewalk is just east of the basement entry. The other basement window in this facade is a small fixed window in a recessed well, identical to the ones on the west facade. The east facade has a coal chute with a metal hinged cover. West Facade Three display windows on the 1st floor west, or front, facade, have three-light transoms headed by a continuous stone lintel. A single elevated recessed entry with a glass panel door with a stone lintel is the facade's fourth bay. A wide stone stringcourse, extends across the west facade just above the second floor windows and just below a decorative vertical corbelled brick pattern that continues around the north and east facades of the building. Six of the eight 1/1 double-hung sash windows on the second floor are under the parapet and one window each is in the slightly recessed sections of building between the pilasters. NFS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Page 2 First National Bank -Graham Building Hancock County, West Virginia North Facade The north facade of the building is flush on its 1st floor to a two-story brick building on the next lot. The north facade has no windows but does have two integral brick chimneys. East Facade The east, or rear, facade has five bays on the first floor; two are small fixed windows with stone sills and lintels. The fourth bay is a recessed entry with fixed upper glass panel with stone lintel. The third and fifth bays on either side of the entry are long 1/1 double-hung sash windows with stone lintels and sills. The second floor has eight 1/1 double-hung sash windows. This facade has an integral brick chimney. South Facade The south facade has three bays. Two are display windows with arched brick lintels with stone capstones and stone end stones that extend between the windows and to the pilasters on each side of the windows. The glass in the arches has been covered. The third bay is an elevated recessed entry with a glass panel door, a stone lintel and the original gooseneck light fixture over the entry. The entry is reached by seven stone steps with iron pipe railing on each side. The second floor has five 1/1 double-hung sash windows. First Floor Interior Access to the main interior space on the 1st floor is through the corner-recessed entry in the west facade.