The Schultz Building, formerly the Atlantic National Bank Annex, is a historic building in
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
, United States. It was built between 1925 and 1926 for the
Atlantic National Bank as an
annex
Annex or Annexe refers to a building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodations.
It may also refer to:
Places
* The Annex, a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* The Annex (New ...
to the
Atlantic National Bank Building, located immediately behind it. It stands at 118 West Adams Street, and was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 1997 as part of the
Downtown Jacksonville Multiple Property Submission
The Downtown Jacksonville Multiple Property Submission is a Multiple Property Submission (MPS) of historic buildings to the National Register of Historic Places in Jacksonville, Florida. It consists of eleven properties in Downtown Jacksonville th ...
.
History
The
Atlantic National Bank, established in 1903, had built the
Atlantic National Bank Building (now 121 Atlantic Center) on 121 West Forsyth Street in 1909.
By 1925 the bank had grown such that it required additional space. To accommodate their needs, the bank built the Annex directly behind the headquarters at 118 West Adams Street.
The Annex was designed by Jacksonville architects
Marsh and Saxelbye
Marsh & Saxelbye was a Florida architectural firm that designed numerous notable buildings in Florida. More than 20 of their works are preserved and listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architecture.
Notable works
Other ...
and constructed by New York City firm George A. Fuller Co. between 1925 and 1926. Though it had a different architect than the headquarters, its facade is very similar to the older building's, with white
terra cotta
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In applied art, craft, construction, and architecture, terracot ...
and decorative elements such as
cartouch
In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fe ...
es, a
balustrade
A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its ...
, and a
dentil
A dentil (from Lat. ''dens'', a tooth) is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice. Dentils are found in ancient Greek and Roman architecture, and also in later styles such as Neoclassical, Federal, Georgian ...
ed
cornice
In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian ''cornice'' meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a ...
. The building stands ten stories high and cost around $400,000 to build.
[
The Atlantic National Bank merged with ]First Union
First Union Corporation was a bank holding company that provided commercial and retail banking services in eleven states in the eastern U.S. First Union also provided various other financial services, including mortgage banking, credit card, inv ...
in 1985, and both buildings subsequently changed hands. The Annex's lower facade was altered.[ In the 1990s it was recognized as one of Jacksonville's most significant historic buildings, and was included in the ]Downtown Jacksonville Multiple Property Submission
The Downtown Jacksonville Multiple Property Submission is a Multiple Property Submission (MPS) of historic buildings to the National Register of Historic Places in Jacksonville, Florida. It consists of eleven properties in Downtown Jacksonville th ...
, a Multiple Property Submission
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
. It was added to the National Register on November 7, 1997.
See also
*Architecture of Jacksonville
The architecture of Jacksonville is a combination of historic and modern styles reflecting the city's early position as a regional center of business. According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, there are more buildings built before ...
References
External links
Duval County listings
a
National Register of Historic Places
Atlantic National Bank Annex
a
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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History of Jacksonville, Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Jacksonville, Florida
Skyscraper office buildings in Jacksonville, Florida
Northbank, Jacksonville
Commercial buildings completed in 1926
1926 establishments in Florida
Bank buildings in Florida