First National Bank, also known as People's Federal Building and Liberty Trust Co., is a historic

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and

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building located at

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. It was built in 1910, and is a seven-story, granite and buff-colored brick building in the

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style. It features a Roman Ionic columned main entrance and Doric columns in the main banking hall derived from the Temple of Apollo at Delos. an
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/ref> The first director of the bank was Tazewell M. Starkey (1829-1901). In 1926 the bank merged with the National Exchange Bank, and took that name. "When the community opened up, there were a lot of members of the Jewish community who have served on various organizations. For instance, Arthur Taubman was on the board of the First National Exchange Bank, on the board of trustees. When that became Dominion Bank, his son, Nicholas F. Taubman, served on that board of trustees, too."Davidson, Sigmund. 2015
"Roanoke Jews: A History"
Historical Society of Western Virginia. Journal. Roanoke, Va: Historical Society of Western Virginia. Volume XXII (1). Page 14. It was listed on the

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in 1982.

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Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Renaissance Revival architecture in Virginia Commercial buildings completed in 1910 Buildings and structures in Roanoke, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Roanoke, Virginia Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia {{RoanokeCityVA-NRHP-stub