Syracuse Savings Bank Building

Syracuse Savings Bank
Location 102 N. Salina Street, Syracuse, New York
Coordinates 43°3′3.96″N 76°9′6.05″W / 43.0511000°N 76.1516806°W / 43.0511000; -76.1516806Coordinates: 43°3′3.96″N 76°9′6.05″W / 43.0511000°N 76.1516806°W / 43.0511000; -76.1516806
Built 1876
Architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee; John Moore
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP Reference # 71000551[1]
Added to NRHP February 18, 1971

Syracuse Savings Bank Building, also known as Bank of America building, is a historic building in Syracuse, New York designed by Joseph Lyman Silsbee, then aged 26.

It was built in 1875 adjacent to the Erie Canal, and, at 170 feet tall, was the tallest building in Syracuse.[2] It opened in 1876 as Syracuse Savings Bank. Its passenger elevator, the first in Syracuse, was a curiosity that drew visitors.[3]

History

The building's current principal tenant, in the first four floors, is Bank of America. It was bought in 2007 by a limited liability corporation having four local principals for $1.75 million.[3]

It is located at 102 N. Salina Street, across Erie Boulevard from the Gridley Building.

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Waite, Diana S. (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Syracuse Savings Bank". Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  3. 1 2 Knauss, Tim (2007-12-06). "Bank Building Transfer: Historic structure sold for $1.75M; new office space planned". The Post Standard.


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