T.W. House Bank At 41 Main St.

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woah! This building from the 1870s is just stunning! The carvings/detail of the facade!

I'm not exactly sure of the "41 Main" address. This was probably renamed somewhere in the early 1900s to something like "401 Main".

Looks like the T.W. House Bank was founded in 1838, and a significant date is 1889.

From the newspaper Houston Daily Mercury dated January 20, 1874:

T.W. House,
Banker,
No. 41 Main Street,
Houston, - - Texas,
Dealer in
Foreign & Domestic Exchange.

Exchange On
London, Hamburg, Liverpool, New York, New Orleans,
And other Cities, for sale n sums to suit.

Deposits received, and a General Banking Business done in all its branches.
Special attention will be given to Collections n this and all accessible points.

T.W. House Bank Building photos.

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The T.W. House Bank Building also housed the Merchants National Bank.

From the newspaper The Jewish Herald dated May 6, 1909:

Do you work for money?
Let some it work for you.
It will pay you a salary.

We pay you 4 per cent compounded semi-annual on time and savings deposits. Your business respectfully solicited.

Why Not Open a checking account?

Merchants National Bank
Congress and Main / Houston, Texas

Capital and Surplus $400,000.00

Officers:
C.G. Pillot, President
T.C. Dunn, Vice President
J.T. McCarthy, Cashier
Randon Porter, Ass't Cashier

Here's the T.W. House Bank Building showing the Merchants National Bank signage near the front entrance.