Known also as Lloyd's Bank, the First Trust Building and Garage is a historic building located at 595 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. Completed in 1927, the structure was designed by Cyril Bennett and Fitch Haskell. Its design incorporates the Mediterranean Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Beaux-Arts styles.
The building features decorative exterior stonework and a red tile hip roof topped with a cupola. The south facade includes a frieze and balustrade. Inside, the building is decorated with murals depicting various scenes from around Pasadena.
Caltech professor R. R. Martel designed the building's earthquake-proof support system, which uses steel beams and girders with reinforcing concrete. This system was considered an important advancement in earthquake-proof construction and became a standard form of construction. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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