he First National Trust Company operated from a 2 story buff brick Neoclassical Revival Building at 1586 Main Street before 1929. The firm was notable for issuing insurance, bonds, and mortgage loans.

By 1926, the company had issued millions of dollars in mortgage loans contributing significantly to Sarasota’s growth.

The building’s architecture was a rare surviving example of Neoclassical Revival. The architect was Dwight Baum.

Style in Sarasota. It featured cast tiles, figurative plaques and ornate metal urns.

By 1931, the property was sols.to Lickliter Brothers Hardware and Company. This store provided hardware at multiple construction sites in Sarasota.. It provided equipment for the Payne Building at 27 South Orange Street Sarasota. Thus the building ‘s original role as a trust company ended.

First National Trust Bank