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Historic bank building on Greenville Street for sale BY JILL WHITLEY
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to resign in protest in the mid-1980’s. First Union merged with Wachovia Bank in 2001, and in 2008, Wells Fargo purchased Wachovia and moved into the Greenville St. location. Originally built in 1955, the property is a monument to minimalist, mid-century modern architecture and design. Two sets of doors, one lo-
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cated at the front of the property and the other a side entrance, lead into the spacious lower-level lobby area with an open floor plan and seven bank teller stations. Surrounding the generous space are nine private offices – one with an executive washroom. There is also a large employee break room/kitchen space, two sets of bath-
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rooms, the bank’s drive-thru service window and a beautiful example of a Diebold customer vault – complete with the original safe deposit boxes. There’s also a second, roomier vault with ample shelving and multiple freestanding safes. HISTORIC BANK . 4
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or only $2 million, you could own a rock-solid piece of Newnan’s recent history. The old Wells Fargo Building, formerly the First National Bank, is now on the market. Located one block south of the court square at 30 Greenville St., and next door to Chiropractor Dr. Elliott, the building is listed by Robert Hinely and Tom Barron with Lindsey’s, Inc., Realtors. While interest in the property is at a fever pitch, Barron and Hinely are just beginning to piece together the bank’s rich history. “At one point, this was the largest bank in Coweta County,” said Barron, whose grandfather and uncle sat on the board for First National Bank and First Railroad Bank, respectively. Initially Manufacturer’s Bank, the building eventually became home to First National Bank, then First Railroad Bank before housing a series of large corporate banking chains. First Union was the first centralized retail bank to occupy the space after purchasing First Railroad Bank, laying off nearly 30 employees in the process and prompting the bank’s advisory board, including Barron’s uncle,
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