Having outgrown their quarters in the House Block, in 1917 the First National Bank erected this structure on the southeast corner of Michigan and Burdick. The building was built by Henry L. VanderHorst and designed by Chicago architects Weary and Alford.

The Italian Renaissance facade featured a terra cotta skin, and columns with papyrus capitols. Inside is a massive lobby. A series of expansions and renovations have drastically altered the building.