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McKINNEY BANK BUILDING Historical marker, 1986. FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ENTREPRENEUR FRANCIS EMERSON (1815- 1905) FOUNDED A MCKINNEY BANKING FIRM IN 1869, WHICH DEVELOPED INTO THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN 1882. FIRST NATIONAL BOUGHT THIS SITE IN 1912 AND BUILT THIS CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE BUILDING. GLAZED BRICKS AND MASSIVE COLUMNS SUPPORT CLASSICAL DETAILS OF CAST STONE AND A GILDED EAGLE. COLLIN COUNTY NATIONAL BANK, FOUNDED IN 1883, OCCUPIED THE BUILD- ING FROM 1935 TO 1958. FIRST SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OFFICES HERE FROM 1958 TO 1973. Recommended
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