Robinson Bank Building
213 W. Main St., Palestine, TXThe Robinson Bank Building is a tangible link to the rapid commercial expansion created by the entrance of the railroad into Palestine in the late 19th century. Since its construction in 1890, the Robinson Bank Building has housed numerous businesses, but the most significant was the Robinson Bank, an early banking institution in Palestine. The Robinson Bank, which operated under various names throughout its existence, occupied the building until the operation merged with the Royall National Bank in 1937. The building is an outstanding example of a Romanesque Revival commercial building and is nominated to the National Register within the context of Community and Regional Development in Palestine: 1846-1945. The building is significant at the local level in the area of Commerce and Architecture.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
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.