Comfort State Bank Building

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Title

Comfort State Bank Building
Comfort Heritage Foundation Building

Agent

unknown American architect

Location

Comfort, Texas, United States
640 High St, Comfort, TX 78013
29°58'02.4"N 98°54'28.8"W

Date

1907
20th Century

Style Period

Richardsonian Romanesque

Cultural Context

American

Worktype

bank

Material

stone

Technique

stonecutting

Subject

architecture and city planning
tower
arches
columns
pilasters

Description

architectural view
exterior view
south west view
Constructed in 1907 for Alex Brinkmann, this building housed the Comfort State Bank until 1960. Local stonemason Richard Doebbler is credited with the hand-cut stone craftsmanship of the structure. The Comfort Public Library was located here from 1961 to 1982. Features of the modified Richardsonian Romanesque building include polished red granite columns, a round-headed window, a corner entrance, and a blind arcade in the tower. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988.

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© Michael Peters
© Texas Tech University Libraries
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

ID

Peters04952

Source

Michael Peters

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Citation

architect, unknown American, Comfort State Bank Building, 1907, Comfort, Texas, United States, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Michael Peters. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/14961.

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