The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-27
SILVER CITY BANK
NOW LOCATED IN IT'S
HANDSOME NEW HOME
American National Is Occupying
One Of the Finest Buildings in
the State, Just Completed at a
Cost of 500, 1000.

Special Correspondence 10 The Herald
silver city. N NJ. June %. The
American National Bank has moved
into ~ new home on Bullard street.
Nhilc there may be larger banking
buildings In New Mexico, there Is not
~ which eXccls the new building oi
me American National ia beauty ~
design Of substantially Of chnstruc-
ti"n The building u complete h.
every detail and finished IN the style
ui IN" banks iu the larger cities
Erected at a cost 81 approximately
'51 o0o. II Is the finest In Ncw Mex
&c." ana one Of which any city might
bee proud.
The ncw hank building occupicn q
portion " the site upon which u
opened for business In a rented store
room ~ years ago. IL presents an i'm
posing appearance with the four large
cast stone pillars two stories in
height. The main walls are Of buff
nodded brick and entrance To- the
building D. through q pair Of nag
niiicont bronze doors.
The entrance mo the banking room
leads directly INTO "a large lobby uc-
Oupying the center uf the room ON
''' NV Nilff hNAANflf httltllAlA v
mont cages ON the lcfi the Officers
rafl"r ana The private office ~ the
president aud directly IN front are the
cash and safety deposit vaults. The
fixtures throughout are Of dove graz
marble aud the woodwork and furni-
tire g. OF French gray To- harniouize
VITA the marble Tho %tellers' grills
ar, 81 cast statutory bronze. The up
FtT ItffHsfN ~ IN. guW. ftsNr - 40
plate glass. the cages being enclosed
with pron7e grin work md divided
D., plate glass partitions. The unit
system h. used with the ledEers inn
mcdiat"lN behind the cages, his maxi
ing Tor convenience and rapidly I'm
taking care 81 the hank. patrons The
officers parlur has q raised floor and
inside this parlor IS q private retiring
room FOR consultation Alongside the
officers parlor i~ e marble leather
upholstered seat Ear the convenience
of the public Ia the center of the
lobby j. "A large check rack ~ marbi.
with plate glass top thu check pockets
n"iug beneath the top.
The vaults though built Of REIN
forced concrete are faced With marble
and are burglar ana nrcpr"of They
are D." 90 with halt-inch hurglar-proui
chrome steel The safety dcpusit
vault ia equipped with the most mod
ern type safety deposit boxes of vary
ing sizes.
In front ~ the safety deposit yault
and divided from the space IN ron
of the cash vault is the safety deposit
lobby with two coupon booths Lead
iu- from the -af-t, deposit lobby o.
the ladies' retiring room with tel"-
,phous and dressing table. etc. and adj
Joining this s % spacious directors
room.
Thr ceiling OF the banking room 20
hcaNIlt prumed with ornamental
plaster and ornamental caps. tn,
lighting is of the dircct-tndirect sys-
tom, using % composition bowl special
J., made tu match I" o"ruHmcutttiun
OF tho interior columns
Above the vaults are three art
glass panels arranged 10 open ~ as
to give plontN ~ ventilation through
% sk,nsht concealed over the re1l of
he vaults Remind the vaults are
located locker rooms Tor Officers ana
vmploNcs. rs well as a spacious work
and stcnographers' Don
The bank WAS organized and open-
cd it, doors for business in March
1906 su that 10 H. just ~ wears ana
2 months old. During these ~ years
tho resources hav grown from $50
600 u. uririnal capital. to 81 U00 u0h