First National Bank

Built in 1907 in Erick, Oklahoma, the First National Bank stood for decades at the center of the town’s business life and remained in operation until 1968. Though chiefly a bank, the two-frame building also housed barbershops, professional offices, and the courts of local justices of the peace, making it a broader civic and commercial hub during Erick’s early history. After the bank closed, it became the 100th Meridian Museum. Its significance also includes a benchmark set into its wall from the survey of the 100th meridian west, a link recognized when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Erick, Oklahoma · United States