Details for Old Ward County Bank
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5475003830
Data
| Marker Number | 3830 |
| Atlas Number | 5475003830 |
| Marker Title | Old Ward County Bank |
| Index Entry | Ward County Bank, Old |
| Address | Mackey Ave. |
| City | Barstow |
| County | Ward |
| UTM Zone | 13 |
| UTM Easting | 652704 |
| UTM Northing | 3481578 |
| Subject Codes | banks, bankers, banking topics; commercial buildings; Romanesque/Richardsonian Romanesque (Architectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1962 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Mackey Ave., Barstow |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | C. E. Pierce, an early advocate of irrigated agricultural lands for the Pecos River valley, had this building constructed in 1901 to house Ward County's first bank. Never incorporated, the bank lost money due to area crop failures and closed in 1907. Constructed of red sandstone from the nearby Barstow Quarry, the building exhibits influences of the Romanesque revival style and features an interesting corner entrance. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1962.) |