Laura Helle

12,000 visited bank’s opening

After reading about the 1931 open house at the First National Bank in Austin, I couldn’t resist sharing some of these charming details, from the ... Read more

Bank’s opening was historic

The First National Bank was chartered in 1868 in Austin and 63 years later, the institution merged with the Austin National Bank and moved across ... Read more

First National dates to 1868

The bank eventually merged with Austin National Bank and the newly formed organization built a new building which opened in 1931. Read more

A history of the First National Bank

A reader asked about the history of the First National Bank, the bank once housed at 300 North Main Street — the corner of Main ... Read more

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