First Trust Building and Garage, also known as Lloyd's Bank, is a historic 1927 building located on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. The building was designed by Cyril Bennett and Fitch Haskell; its design incorporates the Mediterranean Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Beaux-Arts styles. The design features decorative exterior stonework, a red tile hip roof topped with a cupola, and a frieze and balustrade on the south facade. The building's interior is decorated with murals depicting scenes from around Pasadena. Caltech professor R. R. Martel designed the building's earthquake-proof support system, which uses steel beams and girders with reinforcing concrete; the system was considered an important advancement in earthquake-proof construction and became a standard form of construction.[2]
First Trust Building and Garage | |
 The First Trust Building in 2013 | |
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| Location | 587--611 E. Colorado Blvd. and 30-44 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°8′46″N 118°8′17″W / 34.14611°N 118.13806°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Bennett & Haskell |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival, Mediterranean Revival, |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000941[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 1987 |
The First Trust Building and Garage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Milkovich, Ann K. (August 12, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: First Trust Building and Garage". National Park Service. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
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