The view obtained of the mountains is indescribably beautiful, especially looking east, beyond the university, and turning round from this view the three lonely looking extinct volcanoes beyond the Rio Grande meet the eye with exceptional distinctness.In addition to the bank, the building housed offices for many of the city's most prominent doctors, lawyers, and other professionals.

[6] First National's successor First Security Bank owned the building until 1999, when it was purchased by a private developer with the intent to convert it into a luxury hotel.

[9] The First National Bank Building is an L-shaped structure occupying the northeast corner of 3rd Street and Central Avenue.

The base contains the original double-height banking hall and a mezzanine and is distinguished by a row of 22-foot (6.7 m) high[10] arched windows extending all the way around the building, even into the alley.

The banking lobby has a high coffered ceiling supported by two rows of octagonal columns and continues the arched window pattern on all four sides.