Photograph of a red car on a road in Paris, Texas. Buildings are visible in the background, and there are trees on a lawn to the left.

Photograph of a State Historical Survey Committee plaque on the First National Bank building in downtown Paris, Texas.

Photograph of Highway 82 west from downtown Paris, Texas. It is also known as Bonham Avenue.

Photograph of buildings on the west side of Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas including signs that mark the highways.

Photograph of west side of the Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas showing the storefronts along the street. The IOOF Lodge building is in background.

Photograph of buildings at the southwest corner of Plaza Square in Paris, Texas. The IOOF building is the large red brick building in the background; several highway signs are visible on the street just outside.

Photograph of buildings, including a craft store, Spangler's, and an antique store, around Fountain Square in Paris, Texas.

Photograph of buildings on the west side of Plaza Square in down town Paris,Texas.

Photograph of buildings on the west side of the Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas. The large center building has a name medallion center top; "Perkins Building".

Photograph of the south end of the west side of Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas.

Photograph of 1916 First National Bank building on the Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas. This building has a Texas Historical Commission historical marker outlining its history on the center column. The building is in the Classic Revival style and the upper part is ornamented with a white stone top cap that is supported by white stone carved consoles (brackets). The top floor is set back and has an ornamental white stone string course around the top of the next floor down, the top floor of the main part of he building. The windows are grouped in twos, threes, and fours, separated by red brick pilasters. Between the pilasters, the windows have a white stone string course forming the window ledges, and the tops of the windows have lentils for brick support. The ground floor has been modified to accommodate the Capital One Bank. The ground floor walls and foundation was built of steel reenforce concrete.

Photograph of the southeast corner of the Paris, Texas, First National Bank building. Two cars wait at a stop light to the right.

Photograph of buildings on the west side of Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas. The Perkins building is near the center of the photo.

Photograph of buildings around the west side of Plaza Square in down town Paris,Texas.

Photograph of the west side of the Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas showing the storefronts along the street. Restored street lights are visible, which have been installed throughout downtown Paris.

Photograph of the north east corner of the IOOF building in downtown Paris, Texas.Note the IOOF sign hanging from the corner of the building at the third story level.There is a Coca Cola sign just below it.

Photograph of downtown Paris, Texas, showing three different bricks. All buildings in area were rebuilt quickly after a 1916 fire.The wood work on the front entrance is excellent,unknown if it is a restoration.

Photograph of building features in downtown Paris, Texas. Brick, wood work, and "carriage light" fixture.

Photograph of the IOOF Lodge building on the southwest corner of Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas. The IOOF Lodge sign hangs on the front corner of the building and the entrance is on the side. It appears necessary repairs have been made to preserve the building. Downtown Paris was rebuilt after the March 21 - 22, 1916 fire. The architecture style is predominantly Classic Revival. Both buildings in this photograph reflect Classic Revival style. After decades of repairs, remodeling, and upgrades downtown Paris is still dominated by the Classic Revival style. The 1917 Lamar County Courthouse and the 1916 First National Bank are in Classic Revival Style. The original name of the building is unknown; the date medallion shows two dates, 1851 - 1916, The Wildey IOOF Lodge entrance on First Street SW has a date of 1921 above it. There is a IOOF sign on the upper front corner.

Photograph of a car parked at the corner of 1st Southwest Street and Grand Avenue in Paris, Texas. Other buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Paris Community Theatre in downtown Paris, Texas. Also known as the 1927 "Plaza" Theater. It was built during the time of Art Deco-style influence, which featured vertical lines, as in the two tall sides of the front with arches, the arches are repeated over the four windows. The tall, slender, white stone columns are in a spiral pattern. The cornice brackets (consoles) are curved and the red tile roof repeats curves.

Photograph of the "Peoples National Bank" building in downtown Paris, Texas. The building is on the southwest corner of Plaza Square.

Photograph of the 1927 J.J. Culbertson Fountain in Fountain Plaza, downtown Paris, Texas. Ornamentation on the lights, fountain bowls, urns, and a statue exhibit a slightly-modernized variant of the Classic Revival Style.

Photograph of the Peoples National Bank building in down town Paris, Texas. The building does not have a date medallion, however it Classic Revival style indicates it fits into the time soon after 1916 fire re-build.