| Marker Number |
12581 |
| Atlas Number |
5097012581 |
| Marker Title |
Gainesville National Bank |
| Index Entry |
Gainesville National Bank |
| Address |
100 E. California St. |
| City |
Gainesville |
| County |
Cooke |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
672120 |
| UTM Northing |
3721791 |
| Subject Codes |
banks, bankers, banking topics |
| Marker Year |
2001 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
at northeast corner of bank building |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In this block on October 21, 1882, prominent citizens and landowners J. M. Lindsay and C. C. Hemming founded Gainesville National Bank (GNB). Over the next decades, Gainesville evolved from a frontier town to a thriving community and a financial center for the cattle and cotton industries. In 1902, Judge Lindsay opened the Lindsay National Bank as a branch of GNB. As an immediate result of the federal banking crisis in 1933, First National Bank, Lindsay National Bank and GNB merged, going forward as Gainesville National Bank. An integral part of Cooke County's economic history, the financial institution made additional acquisitions over the years and has been known as Guaranty National Bank since 1990. (2001) |
