First National Bank-Graham Building

100 N. Chester St., New Cumberland, West Virginia. County/parish: Hancock.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 02, 2000. NRIS 00001312.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Ross Building

From Wikipedia:

First National Bank (New Cumberland, West Virginia)

The First National Bank is a historic commercial building located at New Cumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia. The building has also been known as the Graham Building and the Ross Building. It was built in 1903, and is a two-story, four bay blond brick building with an elevated basement. It features an elevated recessed corner entry with a Doric order column at the corner. It was originally occupied by the First National Bank, until it failed in 1927. For 61 years, from 1929 to 1990, the first floor space housed Graham's Department Store.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535146

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