New York Savings Bank
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The New York Savings Bank Building was constructed from 1896 to 1898 at 81 Eighth Avenue for the now-defunct New York Savings Bank. Robert Henderson Robertson designed the Neoclassical building, with later additions by George H. Provot and Halsey, McCormack & Helmer. Both the facade and interior are New York City designated landmarks, and the building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
the building
The banking room. The main entrance portico on Eighth Avenue is fronted by Corinthian columns and a triangular pediment, leading into a triple-height banking room topped by a vaulted, coffered ceiling.
the style
Robertson's Neoclassical design clads a granite water table and Vermont marble facade with Corinthian columns and pediments, the vocabulary of a classical temple applied to a savings bank.
More on Neoclassicalthe architect
Robert Henderson Robertson designed the original building, with later additions by George H. Provot and the firm Halsey, McCormack & Helmer.
significance
Both the facade and interior are New York City designated landmarks, designated June 8, 1988, and the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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