| Marker Number |
5100 |
| Atlas Number |
5431005100 |
| Marker Title |
State Hotel - First State Bank |
| Index Entry |
State Hotel - First State Bank |
| Address |
702 4th Street |
| City |
Sterling City |
| County |
Sterling |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
311793 |
| UTM Northing |
3524050 |
| Subject Codes |
commercial buildings; banks, bankers, banking topics; inns, hotels, motels |
| Marker Year |
1982 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Northwest corner of 4th (SH 158) and Elm streets |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Directors of the First State Bank of Sterling City, the town's earliest financial institution, had this two-story brick commercial building constructed in 1910. It originally housed the State Hotel and the banking operation, which was acquired in 1926 by the First National Bank. Other offices that have been located here include those of doctors, the telephone company, post office and city hall. E. B. Butler also operated a drugstore here from 1926 to the 1960s. Businessmen associated with the site have included many of the prominent early leaders of the community. |
