Trinidad, Colorado - A Historic Building Survey
Trinidad National Bank Building
Map location #15.
The earliest written record on the site which is now occupied by the Trinidad National Bank is the deed of trust which released the property from Delos Chappell to Charles Poitrey in 1892. A second written record is the lease of 1902. At this time the Horse Shoe Club leased the basement and part of the first and second floors for $150.00 per month with the provision that the club "pay for all water used . . . and keep said basement free from straw, papers and all kinds of rubbish at their own expense."
When Mr. Poitrey died in Albuquerque in 1903, his wife and daughters Mae and Lulu inherited the property. Though the Trinidad National Bank leased the property since 1920 they did not acquire the property from the Poitrey heirs until 1945.
The interior of the brick building constructed in 1888 on North Commercial still contains many of the original accessories, including the decorated plaster ceiling, frosted glass surrounding the cages and the brass cages themselves. The exterior has been extensively remodeled - primarily by having plastered over the original exterior.
The first photograph dated about 1908 reveals that the bank at one time occupied a part of the Grand Union Hotel (Columbian). The second photograph is dated July, 1970.
Legal Description: Lot 6, Block 114 OTS.
Figure 32 Trinidad National Bank Building
