
This five-story buff brick and limestone Moderne building, anchored by a six-story corner tower, is a simplified version of the People’s National Bank (TK2). The tower was intended to be the central feature, with wings to each side, but only the north wing was built. A tall, smooth, limestone ground floor is a plinth for the four floors above. Windows and fluted spandrels are stacked and recessed behind the brick piers for a strong vertical effect. The air-conditioned building housed the Union Bus Station and offices for oil and professional businesses stimulated by the East Texas oil boom.