Details for Old Bonner Bank Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5073006614
Data
| Marker Number | 6614 |
| Atlas Number | 5073006614 |
| Marker Title | Old Bonner Bank Building |
| Index Entry | Bonner Bank Building, Old |
| Address | 208 Henderson St |
| City | Rusk |
| County | Cherokee |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 296487 |
| UTM Northing | 3519641 |
| Subject Codes | banks, bankers, banking topics; commercial buildings |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | moved to 208 Henderson St in 2009 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | RTHL medallion and plate |
| Marker Text | Built 1865 by C.Chaffee, a New Orleans promoter-cotton buyer. Served 1868-1883 as law office of S.A Wilson, member of 5-man commission to codify Texas law under Constitution of 1876; Later judge in State Court of Appeals. In this building, 1884-1892, leading East Texas attorney and Tyler banker F.W. Bonner had the first bank in Cherokee county, serving New Birmingham. Retained Bonner Building name through school and other occupancies. RTHL 1968 |