In 1925, First National Bank president Henry McAden hired prominent Charlotte architect Louis H. Asbury, who had designed a home for him in 1916 in Myers Park.

First National Bank did not make enough of an effort to secure tenants, and the building was only 30 percent occupied in late 1930.

By 1934, new owners had doubled the building's occupancy, and the Federal Reserve branch took over the lower floors.

In 1982 SYNCO Inc. spent $11 million on renovations, including the entrances, and adding a 20-story addition in back, with Odell Associates the architectural firm.

[2] On December 17, 2007, the Charlotte City Council designated the First National Bank Building as a historic landmark.