First National Bank and Trust Building
43-53 Public Sq., Lima, OHThe Lima Trust Co. was incorporated in 1903 with offices in the Masonic building. From 1906 to 1926 the offices were in the (old) Ashton lock. In 1926 the company moved into this newly constructed building. In 1974 the First National Bank and Trust Co. changed to the Huntington National ank. In 1944 the National Building Corp. purchased the building. Presently owned by the Crosley Building Corporation.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.