The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-05
new BANK BUILDING
FOR THIRD NATIONAL
Practically Nothing Remains but the
Walls Of the Old Building.

city has entered into a contract for
some very extensive building extern
sions and improvements in Union
City. The old building will be prac-
tically all torn away except the
walls and a new, modern and hand
some structure erected in its stead.
The improvements will embrace not
only the interior and exterior of the
building, but the entire suite OF
banking furniture and fixtures of
the same liberal and elaborate char
acter in harmonizing completeness.
The old front will be completely
torn out and the new front, reflex
Of the whole structure, will be of
selected, solid silver-gray limestone,
from the Bedford quarries.
Following we take from descrip-
ton of the specifications now in the
hands of the Third National:
The Third National Bank, one of
the oldest and most substantial in
situations of its kind in Union City,
closes contract for considerable i'm
provements to be made to their pres
ent quarters. These improvements
not only embrace new fixtures and
furniture and the expansion of work
ing space on the inside, but the ex-
terror is also to undergo rather ex-
tensive alterations, more particularly
that of the main front.
The old brick front is to be entire
ly torn away and new and up-to-
date stone front erected in it's place.
The new front is to be of selected
limestone, or what is known as the
"Silver Gray stone from the Bed
ford quarries.
The conception is in the classical
style of Greek architecture in the
Corinthian order, the last and most
orncte of the Greek orders. There
will be two large fluted pilasters
twenty-four inches across, and two
large round columns twenty-four
inches in diameter, extending up
from the sidewalk to a height of
twenty-four feet, and surmounting
these is cornice also executed in
stone after the Greek art. Above this
is a pedimcnt spanning the entire
facade. In the center of this pedi-
ment is carved Greek wreath of
bands and reeds fianked on either
side with horns of plenty.
The main entrance doorway is also
cmbellished with Greek ornamental
ton. At the apex of the entabla-
ture spanning this doorway is life
size American Eagle carved in stone,
an emblem always patriotic and one
that gracefully adorns our Ameri-
can currency. So it is obvious that
each individual ornament employed
has a purpose, not only for the sake
of identifying the building, but
direct significance to the purpose for
which the building is to be used.
Entering the doorway at the side
walk level we first come into vesti-
bule about five feet wide, thence in
to the main banking room. The
spacious effect of the interior is at
once noticed, made possible prin-
cipally by lowering the old floor level
to that of the sidewalk on the out
side. This not only produces a
pleasing effect in the way of a
vaulted ceiling but amply provides
for a balcony or mezanine floor,
which is placed just above the vaults
in the rear and overlooks the public
and working space below. Upon
this balcony the directors room is
placed and beneath it are the vaults
and customers room.
The working space is ample and
is so arranged as to best facilitate
each department and tighten the
general routine. To the right upon
entering will be the officers space,
this space to be devoted to the use
of the president and the cashier and
is separated from the main public
space with a marble ledge. From
this space back to the vaults will be
the general banking screen. The
working space is ample for the en-
ployees and the public has been
adequately provided for.
There will be a seven-foot passage
leading back to the customers vault .
and TO the customers room. There
is also a stairway leading to the d.
rectors' room on the balcony, and
toilets, wardrobes, etc., for the en-
ployees are conveniently arranged
and provided for. l.
Lining the walls on all sides of s
the main banking room will be
marble wainscot several feet high |
above this. The walls will be plaster {