New York Savings Bank Building
Appearance
New York Savings Bank | |
NYC Landmark No. 1634, 1635
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Location | 81 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°44′24″N 74°00′11″W / 40.74000°N 74.00306°W |
Built | 1896 |
Architect | R. H. Robertson; George H. Provot |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 99001657[1] |
NYCL No. | 1634, 1635 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 7, 2000 |
Designated NYCL | June 8, 1988 |
The New York Savings Bank is a historic bank building in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1896 by Robert Henderson Robertson with George Provot, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 2000. The facade and interior were designated a New York City Landmark on June 8, 1988.[2]
From 1992 until 2004, the building was a branch of Central Rug & Carpet Mart owned by the Longwill and Timianko family. In 2005 it became a Balducci's food market. By 2010 it had become a CVS drug store.
Gallery
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Original inscription of the New York Savings Bank
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The original bank lettering is hidden behind the Balducci's sign. Taken in 2008
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The original bank lettering is hidden behind the CVS pharmacy sign. Taken in 2011
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
External links
Media related to New York Savings Bank Building at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Neoclassical architecture in New York City
- Commercial buildings completed in 1896
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
- New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan
- Bank buildings in Manhattan
- Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- 14th Street (Manhattan)
- Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)
- Manhattan Registered Historic Place stubs
- Manhattan building and structure stubs